CAP Reform Archives

The European Parliament Agriculture Committee being “forced to share competence on Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform” with the Environment Committee is “very regrettable“,…

Creed welcomes French Minister for Agriculture to Cork

July 2, 2018

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed welcomed his French counterpart, Stephane Travert, to Ireland recently for a two-day visit. The…

Young farmer focus in CAP proposals lauded

June 5, 2018

The specific focus on young farmers in the CAP legislative proposals published by the European Commission on Friday (June 1) has been welcomed…

Jury still out on CAP proposals; but flexibility noted

June 5, 2018

Future direct payments for Irish farmers were the focus for Mairead McGuinness on Friday (June 1), following the publication of the Common Agricultural…

EU young farmers welcome proposed CAP reform

May 1, 2018

Young farmer representatives, both at home and in Brussels, have welcomed Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform focusing on better addressing the issue of…

CAP explained…why and when was it set up?

March 30, 2018

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) can be hard to understand at times. Over a series of articles AgriLand will explain some of the…

MEPs table 1,200 amendments on CAP reform draft text

March 21, 2018

More than 1,200 amendments have been proposed by MEPs in response to the European Commission’s draft paper on ‘The Future of Food and…

23 of 28 member states support draft paper on CAP reform post-2020

March 19, 2018

A total of 23 of the 28 members states have agreed on the commission’s draft paper on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’…

Just days left for farmers to have their say on CAP reform

March 15, 2018

Farmers are reminded that they have just days left to have their say on Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform. A public consultation on…

‘I’d be honoured to be elected president’ – McGuinness

March 11, 2018

Less than a week after the Italian general election delivered an inconclusive result; Antonio Tajani, President of the European Parliament (EP), has stated…

CAP reform: What’s really happening in Brussels?

February 23, 2018

As Europe’s leaders meet to discuss the future of the EU budget post-Brexit, AgriLand caught up with the country’s front-line MEPs at the…

Greening payment ‘likely to be abolished’ under CAP reform

February 21, 2018

The Greening top-up under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) is likely to be abolished under reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020,…

‘A disaster for farmers’: Farming groups slam proposed CAP budget cuts

February 15, 2018

Farming organisations have expressed alarm and disappointment at the options lined out for the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) by the…

CAP ‘omnibus’ rules passed by MEPs at plenary in Strasbourg

December 12, 2017