A fairer funding structure that limits high farm payments and a more results orientated approach for Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) schemes have been pushed for in a vote by MEPs in the European Parliament today.
The resolution is non-binding, but will likely have an impact on the upcoming legislative proposals on the CAP reform expected this Friday.
The current CAP proposals outline that member states will have increased autonomy over developing schemes to suit their own countries, but MEPs insisted that this must not result in a renationalisation of CAP.
MEPs also backed proposals not to cut CAP funding.
Some of the other proposals that were passed include:
The phasing out of historical support criteria, with more support for those who deliver additional public goods.Direct payments to continue to be fully-financed from the EU budget.Less red tape for the mandatory greening measures, with voluntary measures to be simplified and better targeted.New ways of ensuring that EU support goes to genuine farmers.Fairer distribution of EU funds among member states, considering amounts received and differences in production costs or purchasing power. Less money for larger farms, with an EU-wide mandatory payment ceiling. More money to help invigorate rural areas, rejecting the 25% cut in the 2021-2027 rural development budget as proposed by the Commission on 2 May.Stronger supports for new and young farmers and to those hit by income and price volatility. Allowing member states to grant funds to ailing sectors, to also be used for strategically important production, e.g. protein crops, or to compensate the effects of free trade deals. Read more
Young farmer top-up could double – MEPs
Listen: ‘A lot to play for’ in CAP budget talks – Hogan
A fairer funding structure that limits high farm payments and a more results orientated approach for Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) schemes have been pushed for in a vote by MEPs in the European Parliament today.
The resolution is non-binding, but will likely have an impact on the upcoming legislative proposals on the CAP reform expected this Friday.
The current CAP proposals outline that member states will have increased autonomy over developing schemes to suit their own countries, but MEPs insisted that this must not result in a renationalisation of CAP.
MEPs also backed proposals not to cut CAP funding.
Some of the other proposals that were passed include:
The phasing out of historical support criteria, with more support for those who deliver additional public goods.Direct payments to continue to be fully-financed from the EU budget.Less red tape for the mandatory greening measures, with voluntary measures to be simplified and better targeted.New ways of ensuring that EU support goes to genuine farmers.Fairer distribution of EU funds among member states, considering amounts received and differences in production costs or purchasing power. Less money for larger farms, with an EU-wide mandatory payment ceiling. More money to help invigorate rural areas, rejecting the 25% cut in the 2021-2027 rural development budget as proposed by the Commission on 2 May.Stronger supports for new and young farmers and to those hit by income and price volatility. Allowing member states to grant funds to ailing sectors, to also be used for strategically important production, e.g. protein crops, or to compensate the effects of free trade deals. Read more
Young farmer top-up could double – MEPs
Listen: ‘A lot to play for’ in CAP budget talks – Hogan
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