A new blog post from Benny Haerlin suggests the CAP reform debate is not as inclusive as it’s being portrayed…
Read his article Closed Shop then watch a recording of yesterday’s debate in Parliament to decide for yourself.
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Confidential Legal Advice on CAP Fast Track Uncovered – Critique of a Meek Opinion
Under pressure from farmer protests, upcoming elections and its own cowardice in the face of climate and biodiversity collapse, the political establishment in Brussels and beyond is fast-tracking the evisceration of CAP’s environmental elements. This rush job began on 15th March with a proposal from the Commission, and will likely end Thursday 25th when the last full plenary of the Parliament rubber stamps the proposed regulation. The latest piece of sequencing was confidential legal advice given to the European Parliament on the process. In part one Natasha Foote outlined the proposal and the legal advice. Here Oliver Moore applies a critical analysis to shortcomings therein. […]