Commission’s ‘green’ CAP questionable, study says

A study conducted by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and BirdLife Europe found a €1 billion decline in the actual funding for 'green' measures meant to benefit the environment on farmland.

The EEB noted that over 80% of protected extensive grasslands in Natura 2000 sites were in an 'unfavorable condition'.

The report stated that the original idea behind the reform of the post-2013 CAP was to ensure public money was being used to pay for public goods.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Commission: New CAP will be 'fairer, not simpler, but maybe greener' http://www.europeansources.info/record/commission-new-cap-will-be-fairer-not-simpler-but-maybe-greener/

ESO: Background information: CAP simplification: State of play http://www.europeansources.info/record/cap-simplification-state-of-play/

EEB: Press Release, 08.02.16: New figures uncover the hidden truth behind 'green' Rural Development funding http://www.eeb.org/index.cfm/news-events/news/new-figures-uncover-the-hidden-truth-behind-green-rural-development-funding/

EEB: News, 08.02.16: New Rural Development Plans and the Environment: The Hidden Truth http://www.eeb.org/index.cfm/news-events/news/new-rural-development-plans-and-the-environment-the-hidden-truth/

EurActiv, 19.05.16: MEPs call for a complete rethink of the CAP http://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/meps-call-for-a-complete-rethink-of-the-cap/

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