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If we could foresee a CAP that is really in tune with the times...
FRANCO SOTTE, 12 NOV 2012
A new paper by Franco Sotte aiming to stimulate an in depth discussion and stronger initiative of the scientific community for a better CAP for a better Europe in the upcoming future.
Read in fullWSPA campaign - Keep Cows on Grass
WORLD SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS, 29 OCT 2012
On 25 October, the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) launched Keep Cows on Grass its first Europe-wide campaign calling for an end to industrial dairy farming.
Read in fullEFNCP Response to the Commission Services Concept Paper on Greening
12 JUN 2012
A brief response from the European Forum on Nature Conservation and Pastoralism to the Commission Services concept paper on greening, focussing particularly on the proposals for revising the permanent grassland definition.
Read in fullGreening the CAP - securing the benefits at the least cost to farm competitiveness
PETER FANE, 08 MAY 2012
Have your say contribution from principal consultant on agriculture and rural development at Eurinco on the reform proposals to 'green' the CAP.
Read in fullProposed Greening of the CAP: only small gains
HENK WESTHOEK, 22 FEB 2012
PBL has published a brief analysis of the European Commission’s proposals for the Common Agricultural Policy called 'Greening the CAP: An analysis of the effects of the European Commission’s proposals for the Common Agricultural Policy 2014–2020'.
Read in fullCAP Reform Rules will Destroy Future Permanent Pasture
TOBY EVERETT, 12 DEC 2011
Farmer with fields sown to grass in last 5 years, due to become permanent pasture now, so concerned about CAP reform rules on permanent pasture.
Read in fullGreening the CAP: impacts on farmland biodiversity on an EU scale
HENK VAN ZEIJTS, 19 AUG 2011
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, in collaboration with Wageningen University & Research centre, released a report which shows regional impacts of greening the CAP in line with ‘Option 2’ of the EC proposal of November 2011. A new tool for calculation of species richness in farming areas has been used, showing substantial biodiversity gains; however with large variations between regions. This suggests more regional differentiation is needed, also for greening of Pillar 1.
Read in full‘Green Growth’ Through Environmentally Sustainable Rural Development
EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT, 20 JUL 2011
A new publication from the European Network for Rural Development (ENRD) presents a sample of interesting projects promoting ‘Green Growth’ through environmentally sustainable rural development actions in Europe’s countryside.
Read in fullFor an Ambitious Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: New Declaration by Agricultural Economists
VALENTIN ZAHRNT , 25 OCT 2010
In late 2009, leading agricultural economists from all over Europe issued a declaration on ‘A Common Agricultural Policy for European Public Goods’. They proposed the abolition of market intervention and blanket income support to farmers, and outlined a more efficient, greener CAP. Since then, DG Agriculture, the European Parliament and many member states have adopted positions that closely stick to the status quo. Now a new declaration ‘For an Ambitious Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy’ has been published.
Read in fullCommission Conclusions on EU Budget Review: The Door for Serious CAP Reform Remains Open
VALENTIN ZAHRNT , 21 OCT 2010
On October 19, the European Commission has finally released its conclusions on the budget review originally due for 2008/09. It compares poorly to the draft document that leaked quite exactly one year earlier. While the draft dedicated almost 3 pages to the CAP, this has shrunk to little more than one page in the official communication.
Read in fullEuropean Coordination Via Campesina Welcomes the Acknowledgement of Territories and Employment in the Commission's Communication
EUROPEAN COORDINATION VIA CAMPESINA , 14 OCT 2010
In the semi-official document from DG Agri which is currently circulating, there are certain elements which could be read as signs of hope for European farmers, and in particular for small farms, which have been forgotten by European policy in the past.
Read in fullCommission Leaked Document Sketches a Greener CAP, but much Greater Ambition Needed if the CAP is to Survive the Gathering Budget Storm
BIRDLIFE , 14 OCT 2010
The leaked copy of the Common Agriculture Policy reform proposal proposes a few steps in the direction of a greener and more effective CAP but fails to provide a solid foundation that would allow the CAP to survive the ever growing budgetary pressures.
Read in fullEuropean and Belgian Civil Society Organizations ask the European Union to Reshape the CAP
EUROPEAN AND BELGIAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS, 04 OCT 2010
The undersigned European and Belgian organizations, that signed the European Food declaration published last March, jointly requested the EU Ministers for agriculture and Commissioner Ciolos who met in La Hulpe to definitively address the challenges and demands placed on consumers and farmers at the European and Global level.
Read in fullCommissioner Ciolos to Establish CAP Framework with Young Farmers of CEJA
CEJA, 29 SEP 2010
Europe’s agriculture ministers urged to implement strong installation policy-Commissioner Ciolos to establish CAP framework with young farmers of CEJA.
Read in fullDelivering biodiversity objectives through agri-environment meas-ures of the CAP: evidence of success and scale of future needs
ENCA, 17 SEP 2010
The European Network of Nature Conservation Agencies (ENCA) have contributed a statement to inform the decision making process on the future of the CAP. Highlighting the successes of agri-environment in delivering biodiversity objectives and providing estimates of the scale of agri-environmental management needed to meet future biodi-versity needs.
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