When will EU agriculture ministers finally take an oath on CAP reform?

Published 2020년 9월 21일

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The pig sector's concerns are expected to be marginalized at the upcoming EU agriculture ministers' meeting in Brussels, as attention is focused on the forthcoming CAP reform. The reform, which aims to balance environmental measures with agricultural premiums, has hit a roadblock due to divergent European opinions on the share of environmental measures from 2023. Federal Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner has proposed postponing the mandatory allocation of funds for environmental measures until 2025, a move opposed by proponents of the Green Deal. Additionally, the meeting will address the boosting of European protein production, with debate around coupled payments and the abolition of these payments, as demanded by German beet farmers. EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechwski will provide an update on ongoing trade agreement negotiations with New Zealand, Australia, Vietnam, and African countries.

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The pig sector, which has come under pressure due to the spread of ASF to Germany, as well as the disagreement about Europe-wide labeling of food - in particular the rejection of the German Nutri Score traffic light labeling - threaten to find a compromise on the upcoming CAP reform at the EU agriculture ministers' meeting in Brussels this Monday to take a back seat. The preparatory paper for the CAP reform sent by Federal Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner as EU Council President in the run-up to the meeting of specialist ministers to the 26 colleagues shows the range of divergent positions, but does not seem to be suitable for reaching reliable compromise formulas. When it comes to the design of the green architecture, opinions between Northern and Southern Europe and Western and Eastern European EU states continue to differ significantly. One of the main points of contention remains the question of how high the share of environmental measures (Eco-Schemes) from the funds of ...

Source: Top Agrar Online