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 […]
After a presentation of the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies by Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski and Health and Food Safety Commissioner Stella Kyriakides, agriculture ministers held an exchange of views on these two strategies of the Green Deal. As the Council Presidency explained in its information note, “the Commission highlights the relevance of the […]
The month of May was marked by the unveiling of the new Multiannual Financial Framework including the stimulus package. Although this package improves the 2018 budget proposal, it represents a reduction of €34 billion for the CAP compared to the current programming period (-8/9%). full note available on FE’s Members area
May was marked as follows: At the level of the European Parliament, the Agriculture Committee’s mandate for the transitional regulation was adopted by the plenary and trialogue negotiations have started. The European Commission presented its Farm to Fork and Biodiversity It described them as “compatible” with the 2018 CAP reform proposal. ComAgri has asked for […]
In May, the European Union unveiled its Farm to Fork strategy, the agri-food component of its Green Deal. Genetic engineering is timidly included, with reference to the European Commission’s ongoing study on the potential of new genomic techniques to improve sustainability throughout the food supply chain. In the United Kingdom, the Parliament is lobbying the […]
Wine news continues to be marked in this May by the Covid-19 pandemic. The European Commission published on the 4th of May a package of exceptional measures announced on the 22nd of April, notably to help the wine sector. On the 2nd of June, the Agriculture Committee of the EP have rejected one of related […]
The inadequacy of the exceptional market intervention measures, again pointed out by the Agriculture Committee of the European Parliament, was also criticised by ministers in Council, who called for a second package of measures. On the other hand, a majority of them opposed against the activation of the crisis reserve. Numerous state aid schemes have […]
CAP budget proposal 2021-2027 A total decrease of – 8% (1st & 2nd pillar and recovery plan), With -31 billion € less: A proposal suggesting that the agricultural sectors should only rely on themselves Brussels, 27 May 2020 Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today presented her proposals for a revised EU […]
The European Commission has published today its Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and its ‘Farm to Fork’ Strategy. In line with the Green Deal, these are presented as a roadmap for further initiatives on preserving and protecting biodiversity and on designing a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system. Farm Europe welcomes a strategical thinking on the […]
Guided by Croatia’s Agriculture Minister Marija Vučković, delegations held an exchange of views on measures already taken to counteract the impact of the virus as well as possible future actions at national & European level. European Agriculture & Fisheries Ministers called on the European Commission to table a second package of exceptional market measures to […]