Indicators assessing the economic and environmental performance of EU agriculture in the framework of the CAP
December 2019 Introduction For 30 years, the environment has been an integrated part of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and today it has become one of the main dimensions of this policy. A “greening” measure was introduced during the 2013 reform to strengthen the environmental and climate performance of the CAP. The conclusions on the […]
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THE TAXONOMY DRAFT DELEGATED ACT – ONE SENTENCE MUST GO
For those who are not familiar with the Taxonomy Regulation, it aims at “launching an ambitious and comprehensive strategy for sustainable finance with the aim of redirecting capital flows to help generate sustainable and inclusive growth”. A draft Delegated Act “establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as […]
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UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF THE EU FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN. A BALANCED, COMMON APPROACH TACKLING UTPs
October 2017 1. INTRODUCTION 2016 has been quite productive in terms of debates around the Food Supply Chain at the European level. The issue has been triggered by the Agricultural Markets Task Force (AMTF) instigated by Commissioner Hogan, which examined the position of the farmer in the supply chain, and proposed a number of recommendations […]
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