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 […]
At the urging of the European Parliament and the Ministers of the Member States, the European Commission announced on 22 April a package of exceptional measures to intervene on the markets, in addition to the technical and administrative measures adopted. While the delegated acts for the application of these measures are being drawn up, the […]
The month of April was marked by: At the level of the European Parliament, MEPs reiterated their call for an increase in the Multiannual Financial Framework and ComAgri specifically expressed its opposition to any reduction in the CAP budget. At the level of the European Commission, the submission of the revised MFF, including an Union […]
This April have seen several studies, reports, interviews concerning new variety breeding technologies published. From the US, the USDA released a report on biotechnology in the United Kingdom, saying that in the short term, the United Kingdom is unlikely to change its legislation, due to the proximity to the EU. In addition, a study released […]
Wine news continues to be marked in this April by the Covid-19 pandemic. Various associations, professional wine organizations (Italian, Spanish, French wine cooperatives, CEEV, EFOW) asked the European Union for help during this month of April following the Covid-19 pandemic. At European level, the European Commission adopted a package of exceptional measures on the 22nd […]
Readers might think that they have already read about this, but the fact is that in the US a new layer of support to help agriculture cope with the Covid-19 crisis was launched this week. This support package is the third since the beginning of the crisis, so yes you have read about increased support […]
From what is filtering, the European Commission is preparing an EU-wide Recovery Programme anchored in her revised MFF (2021-2027 budget) proposal. A word of caution: this paper elaborates on what we know so far, and changes might be introduced on the final Commission proposal. What we understand The Commission is planning to propose a revised […]