Below we present a range of perspectives on the recent CAP Communication by Commissioner Phil Hogan. A range of farmer organisations, NGOs, experts and others are represented.
ARC2020 position on the CAP Communication
Birdlife Europe Communication misses the opportunity to fix the broken CAP and address the environmental crises in Europeâs farmlands
COPA COGECA “The Commissionâs aim to simplify CAP rules is welcome news, but we fear that when it comes to the new delivery model outlined in this Communication, a real simplification will not be deliveredâ. (Copa and Cogeca outline initial reaction to new EU Commission plan on future CAP -.pdf)
European Commission The Future of Food and Farming â for a flexible, fair and sustainable Common Agricultural Policy
European Environmental Bureau Nice try â but Hoganâs direction of travel not on course to sustainable farming
European People’s Party a smart, fair and result-oriented CAP is the future of food and farming
FACE – European Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation “the European Commissionâs Communication on the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) does not acknowledge the biodiversity crisis on Europeâs farmland.”
Greenpeace EU farming reform plan overlooks impact of meat sector
IEEP The Institute for European Environmental Policy IEEP “The new delivery model proposed (appearing to mean more subsidiarity to Member States, the combined programming of both Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 measures, with funding based on performance) is potentially bold and could free up more creative and innovative approaches to delivery and controls.”
World Wildlife Fund New EU farming policy will require Member States to deliver benefits for nature
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âThis communication is the Commission saying âYou keep telling us the CAP is too complicated, so administer it yourselvesâ,â said Luc Vernet, senior advisor at Farm Europe.
CAP communication promotes âbeggar-thy-neighbourâ policy, agri experts say
Farmers welcome CAP simplification, wary of renationalisation
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