The German Presidency tabled a series of questions ahead of the meeting. The first set addresses the resilience of the food system in the face of this & future crises. The Presidency asks “In your opinion, what do we primarily need to change to make the food supply chain more resilient to crisis-related disruptions in […]
At European Parliament level, Anne Sander MEP was appointed rapporteur for the EPP group in the Agriculture Committee on the EU recovery plan. The European Commission has suspended and then closed the two public aid schemes for the meat storage (beef and lamb) due to their low level of uptake. It has also presented guidelines […]
In July, the news was marked in the United Kingdom by the House of Lords’ rejection of the amendment of the agriculture bill that was intended to give the government the freedom to change regulations to make access to new varietal selection techniques possible. The institution would like to have a public debate beforehand. Following […]
The month of July was marked by the agreement reached between the Heads of State and Government on the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework. For the CAP, the agreement was reached on the basis of a proposal by the President of the Council with some minor adjustments to the February 2020 text, including €1.45 million of […]
July was marked as follows: At the level of the European Parliament, the difference between the Envi and Agri Committees persists; the former has made it known to the latter that its withdrawal from the process of drawing up compromise amendments to the Strategic Plans Regulation does not mean stop from the reform process as […]
The AGRI-FISH Council meeting was the first physical meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council since January 2020 and the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The session was chaired by Julia Klöckner, the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture of Germany, who has presented the Work programme of the German Council Presidency. Nota bene: The […]
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 […]
Loss of 40 billion in constant euros, Maintained in current euros, Less for the recovery, 40% of the budget to be oriented on climate & environment 21 July 2020 After a 4-day marathon European Council, the Heads of State and Government gave the European Union a budget of €1074.3 billion for the period (in 2018 […]
The month of June was marked by the following events: At the level of the European Parliament, ComEnvi has decided to withdraw from the ongoing joint AGRI-ENVI work on the CAP Strategic Plan Regulation. On the other hand, on the work of the “Farm to Fork” Strategy the two committees will work together, with Anja […]
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 […]