Our weekly Twitter round up of great content from our kindred network: a Friday treat for your weekend reading pleasure. Enjoy what we’ve found for you on twitter.
Analysis of the CAP budget numbers in the Commission's latest MFF proposal suggests payments could well be maintained in real value in next MFF. My blog post takes you through the numbers https://t.co/z0iKVk00Sw
— Alan Matthews (@xAlan_Matthews) June 3, 2020
.@alanbeattie lays out the the practical difficulties in imposing a border carbon tax on agricultural imports into the EU. While not specifically suggested by the Commission, it suggests other mechanisms to address carbon leakage will be needed https://t.co/eaYepodx4U
— Alan Matthews (@xAlan_Matthews) June 30, 2020
Interested in how the CAP could do better for nature and people, and how science can help? Join us for the webinar+discussion tomorrow, 30.6.2020 at 10:00 on "Translating Green Deal ambitions into real changes".
With MEPs @JytteGuteland @pcanfin https://t.co/E1gvRJT3lf— Guy Pe'er (@GuyPeer3) June 29, 2020
AGRIFISH Council and Eur Parliament reach political agreement on CAP transitional regulation (means all paragraphs are agreed apart from budget amounts which await MFF agreement). Key point: CAP transition extends for two years, plus additional changes https://t.co/KyLzColBBR
— Alan Matthews (@xAlan_Matthews) June 30, 2020
.@alanbeattie lays out the the practical difficulties in imposing a border carbon tax on agricultural imports into the EU. While not specifically suggested by the Commission, it suggests other mechanisms to address carbon leakage will be needed https://t.co/eaYepodx4U
— Alan Matthews (@xAlan_Matthews) June 30, 2020
🆕research proves flower strips & organic farming ⬆️ presence of bees & hoverflies.
In the coming months, agriculture MEPs will decide their position for #FutureofCAP.
Subsidies must support farmers to transition to nature-friendly & organic farming 🐝https://t.co/m0FxqxLUc3 pic.twitter.com/fbilksc6C2
— WWF EU (@WWFEU) June 30, 2020
"The new Common Agriculture Policy is to be main tool to achieve sustainable agriculture in the EU, which needs to be in line with the recent #farmtofork and #eubiodiversitystrategy @VSinkevicius @TimmermansEU @jwojc Check our @iucn report supporting this effort https://t.co/pCikhiLeZA
— Luc Bas (@lucbas1) June 30, 2020
EuGH stärkt Rechte von Feldhamstern https://t.co/lkFGdZ1DLR #EuGH #Feldhamster
— tagesschau (@tagesschau) July 2, 2020