Proposals setting out Common Agricultural Policy plans for the period 2021-2027

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Information Guide concerning the legislative package published by the European Commission on 1 June 2018 aimed at a revision of the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the period 2021-2027.

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The set of proposals were intended to offer Member States greater flexibility and responsibility for choosing how and where to invest their CAP funding in order to meet the goals set at EU level for the agricultural sector, while at the same time ensuring fair and targeted support to farmers' income. The initiatives are for a Regulation on the CAP Strategic Plans (a proposed new way of working covering direct payments to farmers, rural development support and sectoral support programmes), a Regulation on the Single Common Market Organisation (CMO) and a horizontal Regulation on financing, managing and monitoring the CAP.

These proposals gave shape to the ideas for the future of the Common Agricultural Policy, as outlined in the Communication on the Future of Food and Farming put forward by the European Commission at an earlier stage. They were also put forward in the framework of the discussions on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the period 2021-2017.

The length of the discussions on the CAP reform meant that transitional rules had to be established to secure the continuous operation of the policy. The Council of the European Union adopted its general approach on 21 October 2020. The plenary of the European Parliament adopted its own negotiating position on 23 October. Trilogue negotiations were launched in November 2020. An informal agreement on a compromise text for this file was reached by the co-legislators on 25 June 2021. This was formally endorsed by the Parliament on 23 November and by the Council on 2 December.

The new provisions were scheduled to take effect from 2023.

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Commentary and Analysis
Heinrich Böll Foundation: Dossiers: CAP Strategic Plans https://eu.boell.org/en/cap-strategic-plans
Blog on CAP Reform by Professor Alan Matthews, Trinity College Dublin http://capreform.eu/
Politico, 31/05/2018: 50 shades of green: Europe’s farm reforms explained https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-europe-farm-reform-common-agricultural-policy-farmers/
EUObserver: Opinion, 25/06/2018: Progressive CAP alternative only hope for sustainability https://euobserver.com/opinion/142168
EPRS: Briefing, September 2018: Towards the Common Agricultural Policy beyond 2020: comparing the reform package with the current regulations http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=IPOL_BRI(2018)617494
EPRS: Briefing, January 2019: Modernising and simplifying the common agricultural policy - Initial Appraisal of a European Commission Impact Assessment http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EPRS_BRI(2019)631725
Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP): Reports, January 2019: CAP 2021-27: Using the eco-scheme to maximise environmental and climate benefits https://ieep.eu/publications/cap-2021-27-using-the-eco-scheme-to-maximise-environmental-and-climate-benefits
EurActiv: Opinion, 10/04/2019: Will the post-2020 CAP be a missed opportunity? https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/opinion/will-the-post-2020-cap-be-a-missed-opportunity/
EurActiv: Special Reports, July 2019: The environment in the new CAP https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/special_report/the-environment-in-the-new-cap/
EPRS: In-Depth Analysis, November 2019: Information package on the post 2020 CAP reform https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/IPOL_IDA(2019)629211
Corporate Europe Observatory: Publication, 20/10/2020: CAP vs Farm to Fork Will we pay billions to destroy, or to support biodiversity, climate, and farmers? https://corporateeurope.org/en/2020/10/cap-vs-farm-fork
Politico, 21/10/2020: 5 key elements of the emerging CAP deal https://www.politico.eu/article/5-key-elements-of-the-emerging-cap-deal/
Farm Europe: News, 21/10/2020: CAP: European Parliament votes in favour of a triple-performance agricultural policy https://www.farm-europe.eu/news/common-agricultural-policy-reform-european-parliament-hands-over-the-c-of-the-cap-and-votes-in-favour-of-a-triple-performance-agricultural-policy-with-reaffirmed-eu-ambitions/
Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP): Briefing Notes, 18/03/2021: CAP trilogue briefing: What green ambitions of the CAP reform can still be salvaged? https://ieep.eu/publications/cap-trilogue-briefing-what-green-ambitions-of-the-cap-reform-can-still-be-salvaged
EEB / Greenpeace / BirdLife: Joint Publication, 29/06/2021: Does the new CAP measure up? – NGOs assessment against 10 tests for a Green Deal-compatible EU Farming Policy https://eeb.org/library/does-the-new-cap-measure-up-ngos-assessment-against-10-tests-for-a-green-deal-compatible-eu-farming-policy/
Robert Schuman Foundation: European Issues No 607, 20/09/2021: The Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2027: change and continuity https://www.robert-schuman.eu/en/european-issues/0607-the-common-agricultural-policy-2023-2027-change-and-continuity

News
EurActiv, 01/06/2018: European Commission under fire after new CAP proposals unveiled https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/european-commission-under-fire-after-new-cap-proposals-release/
EurActiv, 06/07/2018: EP’s AGRI committee no longer alone on CAP reform negotiations https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/agri-committee-no-longer-alone-on-cap-reform-negotiations/
Cyprus Mail, 10/07/2018: Cypriot farmers likely to struggle to meet new EU conditions https://cyprus-mail.com/2018/07/10/cypriot-farmers-likely-to-struggle-to-meet-new-eu-conditions/
EurActiv, 17/07/2018: Berlin joins opposition to EU Commission’s proposed cuts for CAP https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/berlin-joins-opposition-to-eu-commissions-proposed-cuts-for-cap/
EurActiv, 26/11/2019: German farmers will ‘have to declare bankruptcy’ if CAP direct payments are capped https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/german-farmers-will-have-to-declare-bankrupcy-if-cap-direct-payments-are-capped/
EUObserver, 16/11/2020: Timmermans 'disappointed' with ongoing CAP reform https://euobserver.com/green-deal/150068
EurActiv, 01/03/2021: Portuguese presidency calls ‘super trilogue’ to seek CAP breakthrough https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/portuguese-presidency-calls-super-trilogue-to-seek-cap-breakthrough/
EUObserver, 25/03/2021: 'Marked divergences' remain in CAP reform showdown https://euobserver.com/climate/151333
Politico, 22/05/2021: MEPs seek to tackle Orbán and Babiš over EU farm funds https://www.politico.eu/article/european-parliament-viktor-orban-andrej-babis-eu-farm-funds-common-agricultural-policy/
Euronews, 30/06/2021: EU reforms to common agricultural policy branded 'greenwashing' https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/06/30/eu-reforms-to-common-agricultural-policy-branded-green-washing
Agriland, 09/09/2021: CAP deal passes vote in European Parliament agri committee https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/cap-deal-passes-vote-in-european-parliament-agri-committee/
Deutsche Welle, 23/11/2021: EU lawmakers pass Common Agricultural Policy deal — but green critics sound alarm https://p.dw.com/p/43Nxg

Official
European Commission: The new common agricultural policy: 2023-27 https://ec.europa.eu/info/food-farming-fisheries/key-policies/common-agricultural-policy/new-cap-2023-27_en
General Secretariar of the Council: Policies: Common agricultural policy 2023-2027 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/cap-future-2020-common-agricultural-policy-2023-2027/
European Parliament: Factsheets: Towards a post-2020 common agricultural policy https://www.europarl.europa.eu/factsheets/en/sheet/113/towards-a-post-2020-common-agricultural-policy
Irish Department of Agriculture: Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Post 2020 https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/76026-common-agricultural-policy-cap-post-2020/
UK Parliament: Lords Select Committee: EU Environment Sub-Committee: Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) https://committees.parliament.uk/work/285/reform-of-the-common-agricultural-policy-cap/publications/
European Commission: Press Release, 01/06/2018: EU budget: the Common Agricultural Policy beyond 2020 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_18_3985
European Commission: Fact Sheet, 01/06/2018: EU Budget: the Common Agricultural Policy beyond 2020 [Q&A] https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/MEMO_18_3974
EPP EP Group: Newsroom, 10/09/2020: EPP Group Position Paper on the CAP Reform https://www.eppgroup.eu/newsroom/publications/epp-group-position-paper-on-the-cap-reform
German Council Presidency: News, 21/10/2020: From eco-schemes to national strategies: These changes will result from reforms to the EU's Common Agricultural Policy https://www.eu2020.de/eu2020-en/news/article/eu-reform-cap-sustainability/2408756
Greens/EFA EP Group: Press Release, 25/06/2021: CAP: Agreement falls far short of Green Deal goals https://www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/press/agrarwende-bleibt-aus-sch%C3%B6ne-%C3%BCberschriften-wenig-inhalt
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 25/06/2021: Council and EP strike provisional deal on the future of the CAP https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2021/06/25/council-and-ep-strike-provisional-deal-on-the-future-of-the-cap/
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 28/06/2021: Farming ministers confirm CAP reform deal https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2021/06/28/farming-ministers-confirm-cap-reform-deal/
Polish Government: News, 28/06/2021: Agreement reached on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy after 2022 https://www.gov.pl/web/agriculture/agreement-reached-on-the-future-of-the-common-agricultural-policy-after-2022
European Parliament: Press Release, 23/11/2021: Common Agricultural Policy reform gets final approval from MEPs https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20211118IPR17613/
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 02/12/2021: Council adopts fairer, greener and more performance-based farming policy for 2023-2027 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2021/12/02/council-adopts-fairer-greener-and-more-performance-based-farming-policy-for-2023-2027/

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