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Reactions to EU Commission’s proposals

The release of the legislative proposals for CAP reform from the EU Commission on October 12th 2011 sparked reactions from a wide range of organisations. Read some below: ARC: Citizens speak out! The status quo is not an option ARC official reaction (published April 2012) APRODEV: Commentary on the Legislative Proposal on CAP Reform – December 2011 BirdLife International: CAP disappoints on green hopes CEJA The European Council of Young Farmers: CEJA weclcomes measures for young farmers in the proposed CAP but calls for improvement and endorsement CONCORD: The CAP proposals fail on development obligations Copa-Cogeca in English, French, German and Spanish EEB: EU risks failing to keep promise of green CAP reform European Coordination Via Campesina in English, French and Spanish European Coordination Via Campesina – Position regarding the legislative proposals of the Commission European Forum on Nature Conservation and Pastoralism: EFNCP comments on EC’s proposed CAP regulations European Landowners Organisation: ELO evaluation of the legislative proposals for CAP reform – Direct Payments, January 2012 European Public Health and Agriculture Consortium (EPHAC): CAP towards 2020 […]

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Reactions to Trilogue Conclusions 26 June 2013

INSTITUTIONS: Council Presidency (Coveney) – Press Release on the Results of Ag Ministers Meeting 26/06/2013 Irish Presidency – Historic day for the Common Agricultural Policy EU Parliament: – EU farm policy after 2014: MEPs, Council and Commission strike a political deal European Parliament, Commission & Council – Video of Press Conference (Original with subtitles) EU Commission – Political agreement on new direction for common agricultural policy EU Commission – CAP Reform: an explanation of the main elements NGOS: ARC2020 – CAP deal weak but options worth fighting Friends of the Earth – CAP reform: failure for environment and small farmers IFOAM EU – CAP deal lacks strong and credible steps towards sustainability Slow Food – CAP Not Good Enough EEB – Green CAP Reform in Tatters WWF – Environment in danger because of EU agriculture deal OTHERS: CAP2020 – Political Agreement on the CAP – is this really a paradigm shift for the environment? Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) – Environment undermined in CAP deal COPA COGECA – Uncertainty ends but  devil in the […]