Brussels discusses fewer checks and more flexibility for countries

Member states should be obliged "as far as possible and taking into account the associated risks" to carry out no more than one on-site inspection of a farm within a year. This is one of the main proposals of the European Commission to simplify the existing Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) by 2027. Read more: Eliminating the taxation of direct payments – is it possible? At the beginning of the month, the European Parliament voted on its position on the two legislative acts related to the simplification package. The next step is the process of trilateral negotiations between the Parliament, the Commission, and the Council of the EU, in which the final form of the regulatory changes will be determined. "All differences here will need to be considered in the process of trilateral negotiations and not all of these changes will ultimately be agreed upon," commented Prof. Alan Matthews, an expert on European agricultural policy. One of the proposed changes provides that small ...