Timeline of events

The Common Agricultural Policy is due to be reformed by the end of 2013

 

Outline of the reform process

• 2012: Co-Decision procedure by European Parliament and Council of Agricultural Ministers
• 2013: Implementation of the new CAP in national legislation
• 2014: New CAP enters into force

 

Key Dates

17th – 18th December 2012 Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting, Brussels

3rd December 2012 European Parliament COMAGRI meeting

27th – 28th November 2012 European Parliament COMAGRI meeting

19th – 20th November 2012 Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting, Brussels

5th – 6th November 2012 European Parliament COMAGRI meeting

22nd – 23rd October 2012 Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting, Luxembourg

9th – 10th October European Parliament COMAGRI meeting

24-25th September 2012  Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting, Brussels

18th – 19th September 2012 European Parliament COMAGRI meeting

16th-17th July 2012 Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting, Luxembourg

9th – 10th July European Parliament COMAGRI meeting

1st July 2012 Start of Cyprus presidency of the EU Council

25 June 2012 AGRI Meeting with National Parliaments

18 – 19th June 2012 European Parliament COMAGRI meeting

12th June 2012 Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting, Luxembourg

30-31st May European Parliament COMAGRI meeting

14-15th May 2012 Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting, Brussels

26-27th April 2012 Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting, Luxembourg

24th – 25th April 2012 European Parliament COMAGRI meeting

February-March 2012 CAP reform workshops within AGRI meetings

27th March 2012 European Parliament COMAGRI meeting

19-20th March 2012 Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting, Brussels

28-29 February 2012 European Parliament COMAGRI meeting

23 February 2012 Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting, Brussels

23rd January 2012 Agricultural and Fisheries Council meeting, Brussels; 50 years CAP Commission’s event, Berlaymont, Brussels

1st January 2012 Start of Danish EU Council Presidency

19th December 2011 COMAGRI meeting

15th -16th December European Council meeting on rural development

23rd November Debate on CAP with farm organisations at the European Parliament in Brussels

14th-15th November 2011 European Council meeting on Direct Payments

24 – 26th October 2011 Meeting of the Committee for Agriculture of the European Parliament (COMAGRI) on the CAP Reform package (Strasbourg)

October 20th 2011 European Commission presents the legislative proposals for the reform to agriculture ministers from the 27 EU member states at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council (Luxemburg).

October 12th 2011 European Commission presents the legislative proposals for the CAP after 2013 (Brussels).  More information can be found on the ARC website here.

June 2011 European Commission presents its vision for the future EU budget for 2013-2020 of which CAP is one of the crucial policies.

November 2010 Based on the public debate, the Commission presents a Communication on the CAP towards 2020 which outlined options for the future CAP. This was then debated by the Council, European Parliament, and other institutions.

July 2010 Conference organised with a view to bring together the varied opinions presented during the public debate and to provide the opportunity for further discussion around the 4 questions.

April 2010 Commissioner Cioloş launches a public debate across the EU to seek views of both stakeholders and society at large on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy, its objectives, principles and contribution to the ‘Europe 2020′ strategy. It stimulates nearly 6000 contributions.