A weaker CAP : this is not our Europe

How can President von der Leyen even consider diluting the CAP budget into a single fund, with other policies that are even not mentioned in the EU treaties ? 

How can President von der Leyen even consider reducing the CAP budget at a time where Europe needs more than ever a strong CAP to help its farmers all across Europe ?

The CAP needs an ambitious plan of investment, not a disinvestment shock. 

On day before the presentation of the EU budget and future CAP, Farm Europe stands shoulder to shoulder with farmers worried for their future.  The farming sector is facing geopolitical shocks, trade blackmailing by our allies overseas, climate challenge, environmental and many other expectations. 

Farmers are on all fronts. 

The Common Agriculture Policy already faced a severe disinvestment shock over the last years due to inflation. Almost 2 years of direct payments are missing over the period 2021-2027 to maintain its economic value. For the period 2028-2034, 535 billion EUR would be needed to recover the 2020 value of the CAP, 411 billion EUR to maintain the 2027 value. 

A renationalisation would be an additional blow to the value of the CAP as national measures are more costly and undermine the integrity of the Single Market. 

Therefore, before the adoption of the proposals tomorrow, Farm Europe calls upon the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to stop dismantling the CAP, stop undermining its budget, stop undermining our agriculture, stop undermining our food security, stop undermining our health and our food safety. 

Our agriculture sovereignty indicators are already in the red. Farmers need Europe. We need a strong CAP today, and in the future. 

A weaker CAP, this is not our Europe!