Many member states want the EU Commission to refrain from interfering as much as possible in the national implementation of the future EU agricultural policy. In the EU Parliament, the timetable for work on the proposal is now taking shape.
By Julia Dahm
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
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
The EPP is satisfied with the Commission’s ideas, while the Social Democrats dismiss them as “cosmetic changes”. A joint parliamentary resolution against the Commission’s MFF proposal is off the table for the time being.
By János Allenbach-Ammann
The exchange between the Budget Commissioner and the group leaders on the MFF was “constructive”, but did not deliver any concrete results. The European Parliament is keeping up the pressure.
By János Allenbach-Ammann
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 European Parliament's Agriculture Committee is seeking amendments to the Commission's proposal on the CAP simplification package. The plenary will vote on this at the beginning of October.
By Merle Heusmann
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
