While the European Commission is seeking to make the Common Agricultural Policy more efficient after 2027, the European Court of Auditors warns that the reform could instead add complexity.
By Julia Dahm
Shortly before the Council decision on the EU-Mercosur agreement, Commission President von der Leyen approaches critics with proposals for minor changes to the agricultural budget.
By Julia Dahm
EU agriculture ministers and representatives of the European Commission are holding an unscheduled meeting this week for talks on the most recent farmers’ protests. The EU-Mercosur agreement is set to be a key issue.
By Julia Dahm
The Council Presidency has sent other governments an initial negotiation package on the new Multiannual Financial Framework. In it, the Danes confirm the structural reform of the Commission, but demand more say.
By Till Hoppe
In the General Affairs Council on Monday, member states with significant agricultural interests took up demands by the EU Parliament to reinforce the CAP budget in the MFF. The Danish Council Presidency wants to make progress by December.
By János Allenbach-Ammann and Julia Dahm
According to the OECD, the Common Agricultural Policy needs to be improved if environmental measures are to be effective. However, the organization has words of praise for a particularly controversial EU law.
By Julia Dahm
The Socialists reject the Commission President's central reform proposal for the new EU financial framework. The EPP is also demanding far-reaching concessions – otherwise a rejection is "unavoidable".
By Till Hoppe
The German states and industry representatives are calling for more rather than less funding for the Common Agricultural Policy, but the federal government is pushing for savings in the EU budget proposal. German Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer can't stray too far from the government's line.
By Julia Dahm
The European Commission has explained how EU agricultural funds are to be distributed among the member states in future. Cuts in the agricultural budget are to be distributed evenly.
By Julia Dahm
The fact that the EU Commission is cutting back on the future agricultural budget has not gone down well with the farmers' association. However, several experts at a Bundestag hearing described savings in this area as overdue.
By Julia Dahm
