The next step towards simplifying the CAP has been taken

The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Parliament supported the agreement to simplify the requirements of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The preliminary agreement reached by Parliament negotiators, led by André Rodrigues (Portugal), and the Danish Presidency of the Council this month, aims to alleviate some of the administrative and regulatory burden on farmers during the current programming period of the Common Agricultural Policy. Environmental requirements To protect biodiversity and prevent the costly and time-consuming plowing of land every five to seven years to preserve arable land, MEPs reached an agreement that land considered arable as of January 1, 2026, can retain this status even if it has not been plowed, cultivated, or resown. On-site inspections European members successfully defended the "only once" principle for inspections proposed by the Commission, according to which farmers should not undergo more than one official ...