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 Janos 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
