Wine sector: Commission adopts new exceptional support measures

Wine news continues to be marked in this July by the effects of Covid-19 pandemic. The European Commission adopted an additional package of exceptional measures to support the wine sector, including the temporary authorisation for operators to self-organise market measures, the increase of the European Union’s contribution for wine national support programmes.   full note […]

Negotiations for the EU Budget: Commission unveils 2021 budget & disagreement confirmed at the European Council

The month of June was marked by the persistence and confirmation of the divergences between Member States on the future MFF and the associated Recovery Plan, notably on the size of the envelope but also on rebates and the ratio between loans and grants. ComAgri members welcomed the proposal for an upgraded MFF (in current […]

Agricultural risk and crisis management tools: New resources, new challenges

The European Commission has presented an ambitious European Recovery Plan and a new Multi-annual Financial Framework for the period 2021-27. The new proposals provide new resources for the agricultural sector compared to the initial proposal of May 2018, although the total amount of support decreases at constant prices by €34 billion (2018 value) compared to […]

NEW BREEDING TECHNIQUES: German Green MPs favour the use of biotechnologies & Italians sign agreement

In June, the news was marked by the position taken by German Green MPs in favour of the use of biotechnologies and the inclusion of this subject in the party’s draft basic program. In Italy, scientists and farmers signed an agreement for the preservation of genetic diversity and the improvement of the productivity of cultivated […]

MEASURES & IMPACTS RELATED TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS: new package of exceptional measures for the wine sector and promotional programs

Pushed by the European Parliament, the Commission has finally adopted a new package of exceptional measures for the wine sector. It also launched two calls for proposals for promotion programmes for fruit and vegetables, wine, milk and dairy products, potatoes and live plants. On the other hand, it issued a refusal to the request to […]

Agri-Fisherie Council: welcomed progress… but still a lot of work ahead

Delegations held an exchange of views on the Presidency progress report. European Agriculture Ministers broadly welcomed the report, saying that it accurately reflects the state of play in negotiations on the CAP reform package, while simplifications introduced for the New Delivery Model (performance clearance & average unit amounts) were going in the right direction. There […]

MEASURES&IMPACTS RELATED TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS: process still ongoing for the wine sector

There is an arm wrestling match between the European Commission and the Agriculture Committee of the European Parliament on delegated acts for exceptional market measures for the wine sector. MEPs objected to one of the acts in order to obtain more ambitious support, notably for the wine and fruit and vegetable sectors. The Commission announced […]