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Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034
Document AGRI-AM-790899 · COM(2025)0560 – 2025/0241(COD)
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| Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2) thereof, | Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2) and Article 349 thereof, |
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| Having regard to the Commission communication of 20 May 2020 on a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system (COM(2020)0381), |
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| Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and in particular Articles 11, 13, 168(1), 169(1), 191 and 192(1) thereof, |
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| Having regard to the Commissions' communication of 30 June 2021 on the European Citizens’ Initiative ‘End the cage age’ (C(2021)4747), |
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| Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2024 on nature restoration and amending Regulation (EU) 2022/869, |
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| Having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 20 October 2021 on a farm to fork strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system (2020/2260(INI)), |
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| (1) The Commission Communication of 19 February 2025 entitled ‘A Vision for Agriculture and Food’4 announces that the common agricultural policy (the ‘CAP’) post-2027 enhances responsibility and accountability for Member States on how they meet the CAP objectives, supporting and stabilising farmers’ incomes and attracting a future generation of farmers, and guaranteeing food security. The new CAP is to be a simpler and more targeted Union common policy, with more flexibility for farmers and a shift from requirements to incentives, for farmers. | (1) The Commission Communication of 19 February 2025 entitled ‘A Vision for Agriculture and Food’4 announces that the common agricultural policy (the ‘CAP’) post-2027 enhances responsibility and accountability for Member States on how they meet the CAP objectives, Article 39 TFEU provides for the objectives of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), which include the increase of agricultural productivity, a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, to stabilise markets and assure the availability of supplies and that these supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices, article 39 TFEU also emphasises that in the implementation of the Common Agricultural policy (CAP) account shall be taken of the particular nature of agricultural activity and the natural disparities between the various agricultural sectors and regions; The new CAP is to be a simpler and more targeted Union common policy, with more flexibility for farmers and a shift from requirements to incentives, for farmers. |
| 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: A Vision for Agriculture and Food: Shaping together an attractive farming and agri-food sector for future generations, COM(2025)75 final; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0075. | 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: A Vision for Agriculture and Food: Shaping together an attractive farming and agri-food sector for future generations, COM(2025)75 final; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0075. |
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| (1) The Commission Communication of 19 February 2025 entitled ‘A Vision for Agriculture and Food’4 announces that the common agricultural policy (the ‘CAP’) post-2027 enhances responsibility and accountability for Member States on how they meet the CAP objectives, supporting and stabilising farmers’ incomes and attracting a future generation of farmers, and guaranteeing food security. The new CAP is to be a simpler and more targeted Union common policy, with more flexibility for farmers and a shift from requirements to incentives, for farmers. | (1) The Commission Communication of 19 February 2025 entitled ‘A Vision for Agriculture and Food’4 announces that the common agricultural policy (the ‘CAP’) post-2027 enhances responsibility and accountability for Member States on how they meet the CAP objectives, supporting and stabilising farmers’ incomes, ensuring a future proof agri-food sector that is functioning within planetary boundaries, attracting a future generation of farmers, and guaranteeing food security. The new CAP is to be a simpler and more targeted Union common policy, with more flexibility for farmers and a shift from requirements to incentives, for farmers. These incentives should make proven production models such as organic agriculture, agroecological practices and practices that improve the conservation status of habitats and species associated with agricultural land the most attractive and financially rewarding for farmers. |
| 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: A Vision for Agriculture and Food: Shaping together an attractive farming and agri-food sector for future generations, COM(2025)75 final; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0075. | 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: A Vision for Agriculture and Food: Shaping together an attractive farming and agri-food sector for future generations, COM(2025)75 final; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0075. |
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| (1) The Commission Communication of 19 February 2025 entitled ‘A Vision for Agriculture and Food’4 announces that the common agricultural policy (the ‘CAP’) post-2027 enhances responsibility and accountability for Member States on how they meet the CAP objectives, supporting and stabilising farmers’ incomes and attracting a future generation of farmers, and guaranteeing food security. The new CAP is to be a simpler and more targeted Union common policy, with more flexibility for farmers and a shift from requirements to incentives, for farmers. | (1) The Commission Communication of 19 February 2025 entitled ‘A Vision for Agriculture and Food’4 announces that the common agricultural policy (the ‘CAP’) post-2027 enhances responsibility and accountability for Member States on how they meet the CAP objectives, supporting and stabilising farmers’ incomes and attracting a future generation of farmers, and guaranteeing food security while ensuring long-term resilience of the sector thriving within planetary boundaries through protecting natural resources for healthy soils, clean water and air and reducing emissions. The new CAP is to be a simpler and more targeted Union common policy, with more flexibility for farmers and a shift from requirements to incentives, for farmers. |
| 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: A Vision for Agriculture and Food: Shaping together an attractive farming and agri-food sector for future generations, COM(2025)75 final; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0075. | 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: A Vision for Agriculture and Food: Shaping together an attractive farming and agri-food sector for future generations, COM(2025)75 final; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0075. |
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| (1) The Commission Communication of 19 February 2025 entitled ‘A Vision for Agriculture and Food’4 announces that the common agricultural policy (the ‘CAP’) post-2027 enhances responsibility and accountability for Member States on how they meet the CAP objectives, supporting and stabilising farmers’ incomes and attracting a future generation of farmers, and guaranteeing food security. The new CAP is to be a simpler and more targeted Union common policy, with more flexibility for farmers and a shift from requirements to incentives, for farmers. | (1) The Commission Communication of 19 February 2025 entitled ‘A Vision for Agriculture and Food’4 announces that the common agricultural policy (the ‘CAP’) post-2027 enhances responsibility and accountability for Member States on how they meet the CAP objectives, supporting and stabilising farmers’ incomes and attracting a future generation of farmers, and guaranteeing food security and food safety. The new CAP is to be a simpler and more targeted Union common policy, with more flexibility for farmers and a shift from requirements to incentives, for farmers. The simplification of the CAP should not undermine environmental, climate and animal welfare objectives, instead farmers should be supported to achieve higher standards. |
| 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: A Vision for Agriculture and Food: Shaping together an attractive farming and agri-food sector for future generations, COM(2025)75 final; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0075. | 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: A Vision for Agriculture and Food: Shaping together an attractive farming and agri-food sector for future generations, COM(2025)75 final; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0075. |
Barry Cowen, Asger Christensen, Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik, Charles Goerens, Benoit Cassart, Christine Singer, Jérémy Decerle
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| (1) The Commission Communication of 19 February 2025 entitled ‘A Vision for Agriculture and Food’4 announces that the common agricultural policy (the ‘CAP’) post-2027 enhances responsibility and accountability for Member States on how they meet the CAP objectives, supporting and stabilising farmers’ incomes and attracting a future generation of farmers, and guaranteeing food security. The new CAP is to be a simpler and more targeted Union common policy, with more flexibility for farmers and a shift from requirements to incentives, for farmers. | (1) The Commission Communication of 19 February 2025 entitled ‘A Vision for Agriculture and Food’4 announces that the common agricultural policy (the ‘CAP’) post-2027 enhances responsibility and accountability for Member States on how they meet the CAP objectives, supporting and stabilising farmers’ incomes and attracting a future generation of farmers, and guaranteeing food security. The new CAP is to be a simpler and more targeted Union common policy, aimed at farmers who actively engage in food production, providing greater flexibility and a shift from compliance requirements to incentives, in support of the economic vitality of farms and the preservation of the environment. |
| 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: A Vision for Agriculture and Food: Shaping together an attractive farming and agri-food sector for future generations, COM(2025)75 final; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0075. | 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: A Vision for Agriculture and Food: Shaping together an attractive farming and agri-food sector for future generations, COM(2025)75 final; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0075. |
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| (1) The Commission Communication of 19 February 2025 entitled ‘A Vision for Agriculture and Food’4 announces that the common agricultural policy (the ‘CAP’) post-2027 enhances responsibility and accountability for Member States on how they meet the CAP objectives, supporting and stabilising farmers’ incomes and attracting a future generation of farmers, and guaranteeing food security. The new CAP is to be a simpler and more targeted Union common policy, with more flexibility for farmers and a shift from requirements to incentives, for farmers. | (1) The Commission Communication of 19 February 2025 entitled ‘A Vision for Agriculture and Food’4 announces that the common agricultural policy (the ‘CAP’) post-2027 enhances responsibility and accountability for Member States on how they meet the CAP objectives, supporting and stabilising farmers’ incomes and attracting a future generation of farmers, and guaranteeing food security. The new CAP is to be a simpler and more targeted Union common policy, with more flexibility for farmers and a shift from requirements to incentives, for farmers. The Commission should keep track of whether generational renewal goals are achieved and whether farmers become more resilient. |
| 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: A Vision for agriculture and food: Shaping together an attractive farming and agri-food sector for future generations, COM(2025)75 final; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0075. | 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: A Vision for agriculture and food: Shaping together an attractive farming and agri-food sector for future generations, COM(2025)75 final; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0075. |
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| (1) The Commission Communication of 19 February 2025 entitled ‘A Vision for Agriculture and Food’4 announces that the common agricultural policy (the ‘CAP’) post-2027 enhances responsibility and accountability for Member States on how they meet the CAP objectives, supporting and stabilising farmers’ incomes and attracting a future generation of farmers, and guaranteeing food security. The new CAP is to be a simpler and more targeted Union common policy, with more flexibility for farmers and a shift from requirements to incentives, for farmers. | (1) The Commission Communication of 19 February 2025 entitled ‘A Vision for Agriculture and Food’4 announces that the common agricultural policy (the ‘CAP’) post-2027 enhances responsibility and accountability for Member States on how they meet the CAP objectives, supporting and stabilising farmers’ incomes and attracting a future generation of farmers, and guaranteeing food sovereignty. The new CAP is to be a simpler and more targeted Union common policy. |
| 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: A Vision for Agriculture and Food: Shaping together an attractive farming and agri-food sector for future generations, COM(2025)75 final; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0075. | 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: A Vision for Agriculture and Food: Shaping together an attractive farming and agri-food sector for future generations, COM(2025)75 final; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0075. |
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| (1) The Commission Communication of 19 February 2025 entitled ‘A Vision for Agriculture and Food’4 announces that the common agricultural policy (the ‘CAP’) post-2027 enhances responsibility and accountability for Member States on how they meet the CAP objectives, supporting and stabilising farmers’ incomes and attracting a future generation of farmers, and guaranteeing food security. The new CAP is to be a simpler and more targeted Union common policy, with more flexibility for farmers and a shift from requirements to incentives, for farmers. | (1) The Commission Communication of 19 February 2025 entitled ‘A Vision for Agriculture and Food’4 announces that the common agricultural policy (the ‘CAP’) post-2027 enhances responsibility and accountability for Member States on how they meet the CAP objectives, supporting and stabilising farmers’ incomes, ensuring an agri-food sector that is functioning within planetary boundaries, and attracting a future generation of farmers, and guaranteeing food security. The new CAP is to be a simpler and more targeted Union common policy, with more flexibility for farmers and a shift from requirements to incentives, for farmers. |
| 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: A Vision for Agriculture and Food: Shaping together an attractive farming and agri-food sector for future generations, COM(2025)75 final; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0075. | 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: A Vision for Agriculture and Food: Shaping together an attractive farming and agri-food sector for future generations, COM(2025)75 final; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0075. |
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Cristina Maestre, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Marko Vešligaj, Elena Sancho Murillo, Maria Noichl, Camilla Laureti
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| (1) The Commission Communication of 19 February 2025 entitled ‘A Vision for Agriculture and Food’4 announces that the common agricultural policy (the ‘CAP’) post-2027 enhances responsibility and accountability for Member States on how they meet the CAP objectives, supporting and stabilising farmers’ incomes and attracting a future generation of farmers, and guaranteeing food security. The new CAP is to be a simpler and more targeted Union common policy, with more flexibility for farmers and a shift from requirements to incentives, for farmers. | (1) The Commission Communication of 19 February 2025 entitled ‘A Vision for Agriculture and Food’4 announces that the common agricultural policy (the ‘CAP’) post-2027 enhances responsibility and accountability for Member States on how they meet the CAP objectives, supporting and stabilising farmers’ incomes and attracting a future generation of farmers, guaranteeing food security and fostering social and territorial cohesion in rural areas. The new CAP is to be a simpler and more targeted Union common policy, with more flexibility for farmers and a shift from requirements to incentives, for farmers. |
| 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: A Vision for Agriculture and Food: Shaping together an attractive farming and agri-food sector for future generations, COM(2025)75 final; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0075. | 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: A Vision for Agriculture and Food: Shaping together an attractive farming and agri-food sector for future generations, COM(2025)75 final; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0075. |
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| (1a) The European added value of CAP expenditure resides in its ability to address Union-wide challenges through a common and coordinated policy framework. This includes ensuring fair competition and a level playing field for farmers across the single market, preventing distortions and fragmentation as a result of divergent national support schemes, and harnessing the strategic use of Union resources to achieve shared objectives. In particular, CAP funding should help to secure fair and stable incomes for farmers and bolster and safeguard the Union’s food sovereignty and resilience. CAP funding also plays a crucial role in maintaining and developing knowledge, innovation and expertise in the field of sustainable food production and supply across the Union. |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Ana Miguel Pedro, Sérgio Humberto, Paulo Cunha, Dario Nardella, Sebastião Bugalho
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| (1a) In its communication of 27 November 2025 entitled ‘A Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy’, the Commission outlined how the future CAP should support farmers who adopt bioeconomy innovation as well as sustainable and regenerative practices, diversify income sources and cooperate in emerging value chains. Using agricultural biomass such as intermediate crops and residues to produce sustainable biomass for bioenergy and new uses provides an opportunity to diversify farmers’ income sources, strengthen rural value chains, contribute to the Union’s energy security, reduce the reliance on fossil fuels and support the Union’s objective of achieving climate neutrality by 2050. These sustainable agriculture practices should be deemed compatible with other CAP support mechanisms. |
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| (1a) For the first time since the establishment of the CAP, the Commission is proposing that there no longer be a dedicated fund for agriculture. This approach represents a significant departure from the long-established governance and funding structure of the CAP. Complex planning arrangements and a more convoluted legal framework risk causing considerable uncertainty for Member States and beneficiaries, thereby diminishing the predictability and stability upon which farmers and rural communities depend. Moreover, the new measures could slow down the provision of financial support and increase administrative burdens, which could undermine both the Commission’s stated objective of simplification and the effectiveness and credibility of CAP implementation. |
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Cristina Maestre, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Marko Vešligaj, Elena Sancho Murillo, Maria Noichl, Camilla Laureti, Heléne Fritzon
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| (1a) The Communication underlines that ensuring the protection of workers' rights on farms and throughout the food supply chain, and fostering fair working and living conditions, is essential to the future of this strategic sector. The CAP post-2027 should contribute to make the agricultural sector more attractive to workers, by including key measures to address labour shortages and enhance the sector's image, particularly to young people. |
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| (1b) In its communication of 7 July 2026 entitled ‘EU strategy on livestock’ , the Commission underscored the strategic importance of livestock in the Union, pointing out that livestock farming represents around 40 % of Union agricultural added value and generates EUR 400 billion in turnover per year. In addition, livestock farming has a strong social and territorial impact, employing around 7 million people, with farms distributed across the whole of Europe, often in areas with few alternative economic activities. The Union livestock farming sector also plays a crucial role in food security and sets world-leading standards in the areas of quality, safety and sustainability. In 2025, the Union exported EUR 53 billion’s worth of animal products, while imports amounted to EUR 16 billion. Dairy products led the way – worth EUR 20.7 billion with a net trade surplus of EUR 18 billion. |
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| (1b) The Commission’s proposed CAP allocation of approximately EUR 294 billion at Union level represents a reduction of around 20 % in nominal terms compared with the current CAP period, and the figure is even higher once inflation has been taken into account. What is more, continuing to impose environmental and climate requirements while simultaneously reducing financial support risks placing an excessive burden on farmers and undermining the primary objective of ensuring food production and the viability of agriculture. |
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| (1c) In its communication of 7 July 2026 entitled ‘Action Plan for resilience, strategic autonomy and sustainability of the EU protein system’, the Commission underscored the fact that the Union’s high dependence on protein supply for animal feed from a limited number of origins makes the European agri-food system more vulnerable to global market fluctuations and affects the Union’s capacity to derisk supply chains. Plant proteins from a variety of edible and non-edible sources should play a significant role in the circular bioeconomy, including when transformed by livestock into feed and organic waste, which should be used to produce biomethane and organic fertilisers. |
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| (2) The multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2028 to 2034 legislative package includes Regulation (EU) .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council [NRP] establishing the National and Regional Partnership Fund (the ‘Fund’) for the period 2028 to 2034, grouping the nationally pre-allocated funds under the Fund, including the European Agriculture Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) established under Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council5 and Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council6. The Fund should be implemented through National and Regional Partnership Plans (the ‘NRP Plans’) and the EU Facility, which aim at increasing flexibility and cater for crises and interventions that require Union level steering or coordination. This Union support for the CAP will be provided under the Fund, in accordance with the rules governing that Fund set out in Regulation (EU) …/… [NRP]. | (2) The multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2028 to 2034 legislative package includes Regulation (EU) .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council [NRP] establishing the National and Regional Partnership Fund (the ‘Fund’) for the period 2028 to 2034, grouping the nationally pre-allocated funds under the Fund, including the European Agriculture Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) established under Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council5 and Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council6. The Fund should be implemented through National and Regional Partnership Plans (the ‘NRP Plans’) and the EU Facility, which aim at increasing flexibility and cater for crises and interventions that require Union level steering or coordination. This Union support for the CAP will be provided under the Fund and should be disbursed in accordance with the rules set out in Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034. In addition to rural development measures, specific provisions for the outermost regions should be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006. |
| 5 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2115/oj). | 5 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2115/oj). |
| 6 Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 December 2021on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 187, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2116/oj). | 6 Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 December 2021on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 187, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2116/oj). |
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Cristina Maestre, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Marko Vešligaj, Elena Sancho Murillo, Maria Noichl
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| (2) The multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2028 to 2034 legislative package includes Regulation (EU) .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council [NRP] establishing the National and Regional Partnership Fund (the ‘Fund’) for the period 2028 to 2034, grouping the nationally pre-allocated funds under the Fund, including the European Agriculture Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) established under Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council5 and Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council6 . The Fund should be implemented through National and Regional Partnership Plans (the ‘NRP Plans’) and the EU Facility, which aim at increasing flexibility and cater for crises and interventions that require Union level steering or coordination. This Union support for the CAP will be provided under the Fund, in accordance with the rules governing that Fund set out in Regulation (EU) …/… [NRP]. | (2) The multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2028 to 2034 legislative package includes Regulation (EU) .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council [NRP] establishing the National and Regional Partnership Fund (the ‘Fund’) for the period 2028 to 2034, grouping the nationally pre-allocated funds under the Fund, including the European Agriculture Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) established under Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council5 and Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council6 . The Fund should be implemented through National and Regional Partnership Plans (the ‘NRP Plans’) and the EU Facility, which aim at increasing flexibility and cater for crises and interventions that require Union level steering or coordination. This Union support for the CAP will be provided under the Fund, in accordance with the rules governing that Fund set out in Regulation (EU) …/… [NRP]. In order to preserve the integrity, common character and effectiveness of the CAP, the integration of CAP financing into the Fund should not lead to fragmentation of policy objectives, tools or implementation across Member States. In particular, sector-specific interventions should remain governed by a common Union framework, ensuring equal treatment of operators, legal certainty, and a level playing field within the internal market. |
| 5 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on the support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2115/oj). | 5 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on the support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2115/oj). |
| 6 Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 December 2021on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 187, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2116/oj). | 6 Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 December 2021on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 187, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2116/oj). |
This provision aims at limiting the risk of disparities between Member States and avoiding unequal conditions of competition within the sectors in order to ensure equal treatment of operators and a level playing field within the Single Market.
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| (2) The multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2028 to 2034 legislative package includes Regulation (EU) .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council [NRP] establishing the National and Regional Partnership Fund (the ‘Fund’) for the period 2028 to 2034, grouping the nationally pre-allocated funds under the Fund, including the European Agriculture Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) established under Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council5 and Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council6 . The Fund should be implemented through National and Regional Partnership Plans (the ‘NRP Plans’) and the EU Facility, which aim at increasing flexibility and cater for crises and interventions that require Union level steering or coordination. This Union support for the CAP will be provided under the Fund, in accordance with the rules governing that Fund set out in Regulation (EU) …/… [NRP]. | (2) The multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2028 to 2034 legislative package includes Regulation (EU) .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council [NRP] establishing the National and Regional Partnership Fund (the ‘Fund’) for the period 2028 to 2034, grouping the nationally pre-allocated funds under the Fund, including the European Agriculture Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) established under Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council5 and Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council6 . The Fund should be implemented through National and Regional Partnership Plans (the ‘NRP Plans’) and the EU Facility, which aim at increasing flexibility and cater for crises and interventions that require Union level steering or coordination. This Union support for the CAP will be provided under the Fund, in accordance with the rules governing that Fund set out in Regulation (EU) …/… [NRP]. The implementation of CAP interventions under the Fund shall respect the principles of partnership and multi-level governance, ensuring the effective involvement of regional and local authorities in the preparation, implementation and monitoring of National and Regional Partnership Plans. |
| 5 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on the support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2115/oj). | 5 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on the support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2115/oj). |
| 6 Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 December 2021on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 187, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2116/oj). | 6 Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 December 2021on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 187, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2116/oj). |
An explicit mention of the regional dimension alongside Member States is necessary in the articles of the CAP proposal concerning the definition of the measures to allow regions to act as managing authorities with full responsibility as it already happens in several Member States.
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| (2a) The common agricultural policy should maintain its common character, with a dedicated, stable budget adjusted for inflation, in order to guarantee food security, market stability, farmers’ incomes, competitiveness in the agri-food sector and vibrant rural areas. The substantive rules which apply to agricultural interventions should remain within the CAP sectoral framework, avoiding regulatory overlaps, additional administrative burdens or dilution of its specific objectives within horizontal instruments. |
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| (2a) There is a need to safeguard the CAP framework from the perspective of future enlargement of the Union, in particular the accession of Ukraine, and to provide for appropriate mechanisms capable of absorbing the possible impacts while preserving the stability and proper functioning of EU agricultural markets; underlines that CAP expenditure should increasingly reward measurable outcomes, strengthen resilience, economic viability and competitiveness of farmers, and ensure the efficient use of Union resources; |
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| (2b) In particular, when major veterinary crises occur, including epizootics, emerging diseases, zoonosis or animal diseases with serious cross-border, economic or market consequences, the Member States should be able to mobilise the Facility’s Safety Net to finance or co-finance the necessary veterinary expenditure, including measures relating to vaccination, diagnosis, surveillance, biosecurity, vector control, restrictions on movement, slaughter or disposal of animals, removal and destruction of carcasses, cleaning and disinfection, compensation for affected farmers and livestock breeders, and restoration of production potential, with the aim of protecting animal health, plant health, food security, market stability and continuity of agricultural activity. |
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| (2c) The specific agricultural provisions relating to the implementation, funding, governance, control, monitoring and assessment of CAP interventions should continue to be clearly incorporated into this Regulation. Incorporation of CAP support into the National and Regional Partnership Fund must not dilute the common character of the CAP or create legal uncertainty for farmers, beneficiaries or national and regional administrations. Therefore, CAP rules, including definitions, eligibility conditions, rural development interventions, data governance and crisis instruments, should be interpreted and implemented in line with the objectives of Articles 38 and 39 TFEU and with the sectoral nature of the CAP. |
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| (2d) Given the strategic importance of rural areas for food security, territorial cohesion, management of natural resources and Union social and economic vitality, the Member States must set aside, within their National and Regional Partnership (NRP) Plans, clearly identifiable funding for the rural target. | |
| That rural target shall represent at least 10 % of the total amount allocated for each NRP, must be clearly defined and must include funding items that are specific and identifiable with the agricultural character that it has always had. Those items must primarily relate to investments in irrigation, LEADER actions, modernisation of agricultural infrastructure and other interventions which are directly linked to the competitiveness of the sector and which will bring business and economy to rural areas. |
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| (3) With regards to agriculture, the general objective of the Fund referred to in Article 3, point (c), of Regulation (EU) .../... [NRP] recalls the objectives established in Article 39 TFEU. The CAP specific objectives directly contribute to sustaining Union’s quality of life and are to be implemented by the Member States through their NRP Plans. | (3) With regards to agriculture, the general objective of the Fund referred to in Article 3, point (c), of Regulation (EU) .../... [NRP] recalls the objectives established in Article 39 TFEU. The CAP specific objectives directly contribute to sustaining Union’s quality of life and are to be implemented by the Member States through their NRP Plans. CAP funding should continue to be clear, easy to identify and well protected, and should not be watered down, diverted or reallocated as part of broader national or regional expenditure budgets. Stable financing and co-financing arrangements are essential to provide security for farmers and prevent agricultural funding from being watered down as part of broader budget allocations. |
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| (3) With regards to agriculture, the general objective of the Fund referred to in Article 3, point (c), of Regulation (EU) .../... [NRP] recalls the objectives established in Article 39 TFEU. The CAP specific objectives directly contribute to sustaining Union’s quality of life and are to be implemented by the Member States through their NRP Plans. | (3) With regards to agriculture, the general objective of the Fund referred to in Article 3, point (c), of Regulation (EU) .../... [NRP] recalls the objectives established in Article 39 TFEU, one of which is to increase agricultural productivity by promoting technological progress. The CAP specific objectives directly contribute to maintaining quality of life in the Union and are to be implemented by the Member States through their NRP Plans. A CAP which makes agricultural productivity a priority can make European agriculture more competitive. |
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| (3) With regards to agriculture, the general objective of the Fund referred to in Article 3, point (c), of Regulation (EU) .../... [NRP] recalls the objectives established in Article 39 TFEU. The CAP specific objectives directly contribute to sustaining Union’s quality of life and are to be implemented by the Member States through their NRP Plans. | (3) With regards to agriculture, the general objective of the Fund referred to in Article 3, point (c), of Regulation (EU) .../... [NRP] recalls the objectives established in Article 39 TFEU. The CAP specific objectives directly contribute to sustaining Union’s quality of life and are to be implemented by the Member States through their NRP Plans focusing efforts on promoting food security as well as the competitiveness and market orientation of agricultural businesses. |
CAP instruments should be aligned with the objectives of the Vision for Agriculture by prioritising food security while ensuring the economic sustainability and supporting market-oriented farms and farmers.
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| (3) With regards to agriculture, the general objective of the Fund referred to in Article 3, point (c), of Regulation (EU) .../... [NRP] recalls the objectives established in Article 39 TFEU. The CAP specific objectives directly contribute to sustaining Union’s quality of life and are to be implemented by the Member States through their NRP Plans. | (3) With regards to agriculture, the general objective of the Fund recalls the objectives established in Article 39 TFEU, including the increase of agricultural productivity. A CAP that maintains and improves agricultural output while ensuring the responsible use of resources, supports long-term competitiveness of European agriculture. The CAP specific objectives directly contribute to sustaining Union’s quality of life and are to be implemented by the Member States through their CAP Plans. |
Barry Cowen, Asger Christensen, Emma Wiesner, Charles Goerens, Benoit Cassart, Christine Singer, Jérémy Decerle
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| (3) With regards to agriculture, the general objective of the Fund referred to in Article 3, point (c), of Regulation (EU) .../... [NRP] recalls the objectives established in Article 39 TFEU. The CAP specific objectives directly contribute to sustaining Union’s quality of life and are to be implemented by the Member States through their NRP Plans. | (3) With regards to agriculture, the general objective of the Fund referred to in Article 3, point (c), of Regulation (EU) .../... [NRP] recalls the objectives established in Article 39 TFEU. The CAP specific objectives directly contribute to sustaining Union’s quality of life and are to be implemented by the relevant Member State ministries and authorities through their NRP Plans, ensuring that decisions are taken by those with the relevant expertise and competence. |
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| (3) With regards to agriculture, the general objective of the Fund referred to in Article 3, point (c), of Regulation (EU) .../... [NRP] recalls the objectives established in Article 39 TFEU. The CAP specific objectives directly contribute to sustaining Union’s quality of life and are to be implemented by the Member States through their NRP Plans. | (3) With regards to agriculture, the general objective of the Fund referred to in Article 3, point (c), of Regulation (EU) .../... [NRP] recalls the objectives established in Article 39 TFEU. The CAP specific objectives directly contribute to specific objectives of Article 3, point (a) (x) and point (d), supporting sustainable prosperity across all regions and sustaining Union’s quality of life and are to be implemented by the Member States through their NRP Plans. |
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| (3) With regards to agriculture, the general objective of the Fund referred to in Article 3, point (c), of Regulation (EU) .../... [NRP] recalls the objectives established in Article 39 TFEU. The CAP specific objectives directly contribute to sustaining Union’s quality of life and are to be implemented by the Member States through their NRP Plans. | (3) With regards to agriculture, the general objective of the Fund referred to in Article 2 of this regulation and Article 3, point (c), of Regulation (EU) .../... [NRP] recalls the objectives established in Article 39 TFEU. The CAP specific objectives referred to in this regulation directly contribute to sustaining Union’s quality of life and are to be implemented by the Member States through their NRP Plans. |
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| (3) With regards to agriculture, the general objective of the Fund referred to in Article 3, point (c), of Regulation (EU) .../... [NRP] recalls the objectives established in Article 39 TFEU. The CAP specific objectives directly contribute to sustaining Union’s quality of life and are to be implemented by the Member States through their NRP Plans. | (3) With regards to agriculture, the general objective of the Fund referred to in Article 3, point (c), of Regulation (EU) .../... [NRP] recalls the objectives established in Article 39 TFEU. The CAP specific objectives directly contribute to sustaining Union’s quality of life and are to be implemented by the Member States through the CAP Regulation. |
Barry Cowen, Asger Christensen, Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik, Charles Goerens, Benoit Cassart, Christine Singer, Jérémy Decerle
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| (3a) In the context of the new geopolitical and security challenges, as well as the significant increase in the costs of agricultural inputs, particularly energy and fertilisers, food security must be placed at the heart of the CAP; this should strengthen the economic, environmental and social resilience of the agricultural sector, support farmers in the face of economic pressures and ensure that the Union’s production capacity is maintained through productive and healthy soils, high-quality water that is used efficiently and regenerative practices, while also guaranteeing access for citizens to safe, sufficient and affordable food. |
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| (3a) In the context of the new geopolitical and security challenges, as well as the significant increase in the costs of agricultural inputs, particularly energy and fertilisers, the CAP must place food security at the heart of the European Union’s priorities; this should strengthen the resilience of the agricultural sector, support farmers in the face of economic pressures and ensure that the Union’s production capacity is maintained through productive soils, high-quality water that is used efficiently and regenerative practices, while also guaranteeing access for citizens to safe, sufficient and affordable food. |
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| (3a) The CAP constitutes one of the fundamental common policies of the Union under Article 38 TFEU. While Member States should retain sufficient flexibility to address territorial specificities, such flexibility should not undermine the common nature of the CAP through the fragmentation or renationalisation of funding priorities, eligibility conditions or support mechanisms. Common objectives, common rules, common financing principles and a level playing field across the Union remain indispensable for ensuring food sovereignty, territorial cohesion and equal treatment of farmers. |
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| (3a) The financial support of the CAP is complemented by the principle of reciprocity in trade transactions. Agricultural products imported into the Union market must meet equivalent standards in terms of food safety, environmental protection, animal welfare and working conditions to those applied to European Union producers. |
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| (3a) The Commission should implement an EU-wide rural-proofing mechanism across all policy areas and to include the Rural Pact community, as well as the Committee of the Regions, in all activities related to the implementation of the CAP including rural development ; |
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| (3b) A greater awareness of the importance of the mental health of farmers and agricultural workers given the high rate of suicide in this sector should be priority; this is an alarming phenomenon caused, inter alia, by high levels of stress, uncertainty, onerous administrative burdens, as well as vulnerability, social isolation, debt and economic hardship faced by farmers including stressful farm inspection procedures that place additional pressure on farmers in managing their holdings; the Commission and the Member States should develop a comprehensive mental health strategy for farmers and ensure that appropriate support measures are included in the next CAP; including tailor-made approaches, fit to local circumstances, using various types of support services, including existing farm advisory networks and other rural community support groups; as well as measures promoting administrative simplification and work-life balance, all of which will improve the quality of life of EU farmers and workers; |
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| (3b) The Union's agricultural model is characterised by considerable structural and geographical diversity. The CAP should therefore recognise the specific constraint and contributions of very small, small and medium-sized farms, mountain areas, islands, Mediterranean production systems and areas facing natural constraints, whose economic viability cannot be assessed solely on the basis of international competitiveness. |
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| (3b) The CAP contributes to the strategic autonomy of the European Union by ensuring sufficient, safe and sustainable food production within the Union. |
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| (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. | (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of strategic non-binding policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs, ensuring the commonality of the policy and preventing market distortions. The representatives participating in the steering of the NRPPs should reflect, in particular, the sectors falling within the scope of the chapter or chapters under review. |
The Commission's national recommendations must remain non-binding, offering Member States broad strategic guidance on overarching objectives such as food sovereignty, fair incomes, and the competitiveness, resilience and development of agriculture and rural areas, rather than prescriptive requirements for National Plans. Treating them as mandatory would undermine the very flexibility the Commission's proposals are designed to preserve, and the Regulation should therefore explicitly define their non-binding character.
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| (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. | (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, future-proof and sustainable agricultural sector that is functioning within planetary boundaries, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs, whilst not losing sight of the EU’s public health and climate objectives, and the pressing need to improve animal welfare, preserve healthy soils, clean water and air, and protect and restore Europe’s biodiversity. |
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Cristina Maestre, Stefano Bonaccini, Marko Vešligaj, Elena Sancho Murillo
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| (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. | (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food as well as the recommendations of the Strategic Dialogue on the future of EU agriculture for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of non-binding policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their National and Regional CAP Plans ('NRCAP Plans') as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs, whilst safeguarding the commonality of the policy and preventing market distortions. |
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| (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. | (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food as well as the outcomes of the strategic dialogue on the future of EU agriculture for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs, and to ensure that the NRP Plans do not undermine the common agricultural policy. |
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| (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. | (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector including climate change, water scarcity, pest and disease management, land degradation, market access and price fluctuations and labor shortages , it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP general objective and specific objectives should provide a common policy framework at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. |
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| (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. | (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs; in order to have a truly common agricultural policy, the same level of subsidies should be ensured. |
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| (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. | (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP non-binding national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs, whilst safeguarding the commonality of the policy and a level playingfield. |
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| (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. | (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of strategic non-binding guidance at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs, ensuring the commonality of the policy and preventing market distortions. |
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| (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. | (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of strategic non-binding guidance at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs, ensuring the commonality of the policy and preventing market distortions. |
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| (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. | (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food and the recommendations from the Strategic Dialogue on the future of EU agriculture for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. |
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| (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. | (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs, ensuring the commonality of the policy and preventing market distortions. |
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| (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. | (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs, ensuring that the policy is common, and preventing market distortion. |
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| (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. | (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should be defined after the approval of this Regulation and should provide a sufficient level of strategic non-binding guidance Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. |
The recommendations should only be developed after the Regulation has been formally adopted, as the ongoing legislative negotiations may still lead to significant changes to its provisions. Defining recommendations before the legal framework is finalised would risk creating inconsistencies and necessitating their subsequent revision. Moreover, the recommendations should remain strictly non-binding, preserving the flexibility needed for their effective and proportionate implementation by Member States and stakeholders.
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| (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. | (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations, which should be optional in nature, should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs while ensuring that the CAP remains a common policy and preventing market distortions. |
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| (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. | (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide sufficient non-binding, strategic Union guidelines to assist Member States with the design of their CAPNRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. |
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| (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. | (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national and regional recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. |
This amendment ensures consistency with the strengthened multi-level governance and partnership approach proposed under the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP). In Member States where regions have agricultural competences, regional recommendations would complement national guidance and contribute to more effective implementation of the CAP, taking account of territorial needs and institutional responsibilities.
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| (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. | (4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs. |
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| (4a) The CAP must continue to be a European policy aimed at ensuring food security, keeping farmers’ incomes stable and maintaining the Union’s production capacity; a model based on a single national plan, such as the NRPP, may lead to a transfer of control over financial allocations to Member States, a weakening of the commonality of the CAP and other Union policies, including Cohesion Policy, and fragmentation of the internal market and distortions of competition. |
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| (4a) When drawing up the CAP strategic plans, Member States take into account the demographic indicators of each region and give priority to regions experiencing continuous population decline, an ageing rural population or abandonment of agricultural activity. |
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| (5) To ensure a level playing field and common framework for support for the Union agricultural sector, Member States should define the elements of the framework taking into account the local specificities and needs with the CAP objectives in mind, while the Union should provide the common framework for a policy that supports those who need it most. | (5) To ensure a level playing field and common framework for support for the Union agricultural sector, Member States should define the elements of the framework taking into account the local specificities and needs with the CAP objectives in mind, while the Union should provide the common framework for a policy that supports those who need it most. Member States must respect the principles of equality when determining who the beneficiaries of the interventions set out in this Regulation will be. |
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| (5) To ensure a level playing field and common framework for support for the Union agricultural sector, Member States should define the elements of the framework taking into account the local specificities and needs with the CAP objectives in mind, while the Union should provide the common framework for a policy that supports those who need it most. | (5) To ensure a level playing field and common framework for support for the Union agricultural sector, Member States should define the elements of the framework taking into account the local specificities and needs with the CAP objectives in mind, while the Union should provide the common framework for a policy that supports small-scale farmers who need it most, while ensuring a framework that contributes to climate, biodiversity and environmental objectives and aims to achieve higher animal welfare standards. |
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| (5) To ensure a level playing field and common framework for support for the Union agricultural sector, Member States should define the elements of the framework taking into account the local specificities and needs with the CAP objectives in mind, while the Union should provide the common framework for a policy that supports those who need it most. | (5) To ensure a level playing field and common framework for support for the Union agricultural sector, Member States should define the elements of the framework taking into account the local specificities and needs with the CAP objectives in mind, while the Union should provide the common framework for a policy that supports those who need it most, ensuring transparent and meaningful stakeholder involvement, with particular attention to inclusive participation and gender balance. |
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| (5) To ensure a level playing field and common framework for support for the Union agricultural sector, Member States should define the elements of the framework taking into account the local specificities and needs with the CAP objectives in mind, while the Union should provide the common framework for a policy that supports those who need it most. | (5) To ensure a level playing field and common framework for support for the Union agricultural sector, Member States should define the elements of the framework taking into account the local specificities and needs with the CAP objectives in mind, while the Union should provide the common framework for a policy that supports those who need it most and those who voluntarily provide measurable added value by means of public services for the community. |
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| (5) To ensure a level playing field and common framework for support for the Union agricultural sector, Member States should define the elements of the framework taking into account the local specificities and needs with the CAP objectives in mind, while the Union should provide the common framework for a policy that supports those who need it most. | (5) To ensure a level playing field and common framework for support for the Union agricultural sector, Member States should define the elements of the framework taking into account the local and regional specificities and needs with the CAP objectives in mind, while the Union should provide the common framework for a policy that supports those who need it most and contribute to Europe’s climate, biodiversity and nature restoration objectives. |
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| (5) To ensure a level playing field and common framework for support for the Union agricultural sector, Member States should define the elements of the framework taking into account the local specificities and needs with the CAP objectives in mind, while the Union should provide the common framework for a policy that supports those who need it most. | (5) To ensure a level playing field and common framework for support for the Union agricultural sector, Member States should define the elements of the framework taking into account the local specificities and needs with the CAP objectives and environment and climate priority areas in mind, while the Union should provide the common framework for a policy that supports those who need it most. |
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| (5) To ensure a level playing field and common framework for support for the Union agricultural sector, Member States should define the elements of the framework taking into account the local specificities and needs with the CAP objectives in mind, while the Union should provide the common framework for a policy that supports those who need it most. | (5) To ensure a level playing field and common framework for support for the Union agricultural sector, Member States and regional authorities should define the elements of the framework taking into account the local specificities and needs with the CAP objectives in mind, while the Union should provide the common framework for a policy that supports those who need it most. |
NRP Plans must be implemented by the Member States and all the stakeholders taking part into the definition and implementation of NRP Plans. This includes all the Plans authorities mentioned and defined in article 49 and following of Regulation (EU) .../... [NRP]. New wording is more inclusive for the Plans authorities.
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| (5) To ensure a level playing field and common framework for support for the Union agricultural sector, Member States should define the elements of the framework taking into account the local specificities and needs with the CAP objectives in mind, while the Union should provide the common framework for a policy that supports those who need it most. | (5) To ensure a level playing field and common framework for support for the Union agricultural sector, Member States must define the elements of the framework taking into account the local specificities and needs with the CAP objectives in mind, while the Union must provide the common framework for a policy that supports those who need it most. |
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| (5a) (5a) Support under the CAP shall be geared towards securing a decent income for farmers in the Union and guaranteeing Union food security. Recent studies have shown that substantial volumes of CAP subsidies are paid, via convoluted business structures, to recipients whose beneficial owners are natural persons from third countries, including members of foreign dynasties and sovereign wealth funds. In order to protect the Union’s financial interests and ensure that large support payments do in fact benefit the Union’s farming community, recipients receiving in excess of EUR 500 000 per annum should demonstrate that their beneficial owners within the meaning of Article 2(1), point 28 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 are Union citizens. In order to avoid imposing a disproportionate administrative burden, the obligation to furnish evidence should apply solely above this threshold and should be deemed fulfilled in the case of natural persons already identified in connection with the integrated administration and control system. To prevent any circumvention of this rule through the artificial division of holdings, support payments should be added together for all affiliated undertakings as well as all undertakings controlled by the same beneficial owners. |
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| (5a) Income support for farmers should continue to be an essential policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers. It contributes to fostering a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, which ensures generational renewal and thus long-term food security. CAP support should be focused on active farmers defined in compliance with WTO rules. With a view to further improve the performance of the CAP, area-based income support should be targeted towards farmers who exercise agriculture as a principal activity. Income support should be targeted to farmers who need it most with a particular attention to the farmers in areas with natural constraints, women, young farmers and new farmers. At the same time, rural economic development, ensuring infrastructure improvements and digital transformation that eliminate regional disparities, benefits the attractiveness of rural areas, social inclusion and enhanced employment opportunities in rural areas. |
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| (5a) concrete measures should be adopted to guarantee that the same food safety, environmental, social and animal welfare standards are applied to imports of agri-food products from third countries as those expected of EU producers, in order to ensure a level playing-field and a high level of food safety, traceability and sustainable production in the EU; this is essential to avoid compromising the economic resilience of EU agri-food production with respect to imported products; the Commission must be ready to activate safeguard clauses in third-country agreements when this is necessary to ensure the stability of the internal market; |
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| (5a) In order to preserve the integrity, common character and effectiveness of the Common Agricultural Policy, the integration of CAP financing into the National and Regional Partnership Fund should not lead to fragmentation of policy objectives, tools or implementation across Member States. In particular, sector-specific interventions, such as those for the wine sector, should remain governed by a common Union framework, ensuring equal treatment of operators, legal certainty, and a level playing field within the internal market. |
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| (5a) Whereas the Mediterranean territories of the European Union are on the front line of the consequences of climate change and are subject to exceptional pedoclimatic conditions, characterised by rising temperatures, recurring droughts and structural water stress; whereas it is essential to recognise these territorial specificities in the implementation of the common agricultural policy and to mobilise enhanced resources in favour of climate adaptation, sustainable water management and the resilience of production systems; |
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| (5a) The NRP Fund should not result in the CAP being renationalised nor should it undermine predictability, stability and equal treatment for farmers across the Union. CAP implementation should continue to be based on a common Union framework, common rules, common objectives and a level playing field, while being sufficiently flexible as to take into account the particular agricultural, territorial and structural circumstances of the Member States and the regions. |
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| (5a) Differences in the level of support per eligible hectare across the Member States undermine equal conditions of competition and the economic, social and territorial cohesion objectives of the Union. Therefore, building on the methodology for addressing development gaps established under Regulation (EU) .../... [COM(2025)565], this Regulation should ensure the completion of external convergence so that all Member States reach the Union average level of direct support per eligible hectare by the end of the programming period. |
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Cristina Maestre, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Marko Vešligaj, Elena Sancho Murillo, Maria Noichl, Camilla Laureti, Heléne Fritzon
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| (5a) The right to safe, high-quality, and affordable food should be recognised as a priority of the Union. European food security and sovereignty is dependent on guaranteeing universal access to quality foodstuffs at affordable prices, while simultaneously ensuring fair and decent remuneration for farmers. To this end, the CAP should contribute to combating food insecurity, strengthening the resilience of food systems, and reducing social and territorial inequalities within the Union. |
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| (5a) The compensatory allowance for natural handicaps is important for maintaining agricultural production in areas with permanent natural handicaps. Farmers in those regions, particularly mountain areas, help to maintain, preserve and safeguard natural ecosystems and biodiversity. Those areas play a role in maintaining the food security of the Union and the diversity of its agriculture. |
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| (5a) The outermost regions of the Union, in particular Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte, Saint Martin, the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands, are home to approximately 4.8 million Union citizens and face unique challenges on account of their remoteness, insularity, small size, rugged terrain and specific local conditions. |
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| (5a) Implementation of this Regulation should not give rise to any discrimination whatsoever against any agricultural or livestock production for reasons related to its nature or to the breed or legal destination of the production or the animals, provided that relevant Union law, in particular on the environment, food security and animal health and welfare, is observed. |
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| (5a) The Commission should develop a European roadmap on animal welfare which establishes an EU-wide framework for the gradual development of animal welfare standards in livestock husbandry, with the aim of ensuring that husbandry standards which are based on up-to-date scientific knowledge and which guarantee a high level of animal welfare apply to all livestock in the Union. |
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| (5a) Agricultural production in the border regions of the European Union is recognised as an element of strategic importance for the food security, territorial cohesion and resilience of the Union. Member States shall provide for specific support measures for these areas. |
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| (5b) In order to preserve fair competition within the internal market and ensure the effectiveness of the Common Agricultural Policy, Union farmers should not be placed at a competitive disadvantage by imports of agricultural products from third countries produced under standards that are not equivalent to those applicable to Union producers. In order to anticipate and address the cumulative effects of international trade agreements containing agricultural concessions, it is appropriate to establish a dedicated Union Agricultural Trade Adjustment Reserve. The Reserve should provide financial compensation to farmers adversely affected by the combined market impacts of such agreements and should complement existing crisis management instruments under the Common Agricultural Policy. |
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| (5b) Whereas the transition towards more sustainable agricultural models constitutes an essential condition for European food sovereignty; whereas the common agricultural policy must give priority support to the development of organic farming, agroecology and the diversification of production, in order to reduce dependence on external inputs, preserve natural resources, strengthen resilience and guarantee fair and stable incomes for farmers, in accordance with the principle of "public money for public good"; |
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| (5b) For distinguishing beneficiaries in the context of the CAP, the criteria defining the concept of principal activity should include the share of agricultural income within the total income, labour inputs on the farm, company object and inclusion of their agricultural activities in national or regional registers. Member States should be allowed to also use negative lists to identify those applicants who do not meet the definition of ‘farmer’. |
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| (5b) Agriculture in the outermost regions often revolves around permanent crops such as sugar cane and tropical fruits and vegetables. In that context, the outermost regions have recourse to the Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI), which is designed to support their agricultural sectors. |
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| (5c) Whereas the volatility of agricultural markets, persistent imbalances in the distribution of value and competition from imports that do not comply with equivalent standards undermine the economic viability of European farms; whereas it is necessary to strengthen public market regulation mechanisms, consolidate instruments for supporting farmers' incomes and revise the Union's trade policy, in particular free trade agreements, in order to guarantee the reciprocity of social, environmental and health standards, promote European preference and preserve the food sovereignty of the Union; |
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| (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission's Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU's farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive "starter pack" for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. | (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. The strategy for generational renewal shall also encompass instruments facilitating farm succession, including structural pension schemes for farmers ending active agricultural activities. These instruments shall foster the efficient transfer of holdings, improvements in agrarian structure, continuity of farming activity and easier access to land for young farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission's Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU's farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive "starter pack" for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. |
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Cristina Maestre, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Marko Vešligaj, Elena Sancho Murillo, Maria Noichl, Camilla Laureti, Heléne Fritzon
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| (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission's Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU's farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive "starter pack" for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. | (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain structural obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young and farm workers, as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission's Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU's farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive "starter pack" for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. Member States should also invest in the creation of quality employment, with particular focus on developing attractive career paths and ensuring fair remuneration, while actively tackling precarious working conditions and the persistence of wages below the poverty threshold. |
Barry Cowen, Asger Christensen, Emma Wiesner, Charles Goerens, Benoit Cassart, Christine Singer, Jérémy Decerle
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| (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission's Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU's farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive "starter pack" for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. | (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. Generational renewal cannot be achieved in isolation and requires support for the entry of young and new farmers complemented with mechanisms that facilitate the orderly transfer of land, holdings and farming activity from farmers of retirement age or reaching retirement age. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission's Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU's farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive "starter pack" for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. |
Generational renewal is a process that requires a holistic approach. Entry support for young and new farmers will remain limited in impact unless matched with mechanisms that enable the orderly transfer of land, holdings and farming activity from retiring farmers. Addressing entry without addressing succession leaves one of the key bottleneck of land access unresolved.
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| (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission's Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU's farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive "starter pack" for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. | (6) The CAP should have a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission's Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises sustainable food production by small-scale, organic and local young farmers, as part of a long-term vision on the EU's farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive "starter pack" for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in sustainable farming practices, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers, including support for setting-up protein crop production and related activities, such as on-farm processing capacities for the further valorisation of agricultural products and bi-products. |
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| (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission's Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU's farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive "starter pack" for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. | (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, in particular by dedicating a minimum budget to young farmers, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to develop as part set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission's Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU's farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also establish a comprehensive "starter pack" for young farmers, including the implementation of compulsory and voluntary interventions tied to the minimum budget of 10% of the CAP for young farmers and designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. |
The amendment clarifies that the Starter Pack for Young Farmers is conducted according to the proposed ‘two-tier’ system, entailing a set of mandatory and voluntary measures, reflecting the context-specific needsof each Member State. Additionally, it has been clarified that measures included in the Starter Pack should be financed from the minimum budget for young farmers.
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| (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission's Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU's farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive "starter pack" for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. | (6) The CAP has not yet had a satisfactory impact on generational renewal in agriculture, obstacles remain, in particular the lack of profitability in the sector, the negative image of farming, the pejorative language used in respect of some sectors, these factors combined with the lack of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers all act as a disincentive for some new entrants,. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission's Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU's farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive "starter pack" for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. |
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| (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission's Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU's farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive "starter pack" for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. | (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, in particular by dedicating a minimum budget to young farmers, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission's Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU's farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive "starter pack" for young farmers, including the implementation of compulsory and voluntary interventions tied to the minimum budget for young farmers and designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. |
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| (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission’s Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU’s farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive “starter pack” for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. | (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land, no guarantees of earning a decent living from one’s work, and social safety net for young, new and retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young and new farmers, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission’s Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU’s farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive “starter pack” for young and new farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young and new farmers. |
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| (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission’s Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU’s farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive “starter pack” for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. | (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain structural obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in inland and rural areas, access to land and social safety net for women, young farmers and retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of women, young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission’s Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU’s farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive “starter pack” for women and young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting women and young farmers. |
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| (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission's Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU's farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive "starter pack" for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. | (6) The CAP has shown a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, while the youngest farmers still receive the lowest income[1] and there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission's Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU's farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive "starter pack" for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. |
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| (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission’s Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU’s farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive “starter pack” for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. | (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas and the outermost regions, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission’s Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU’s farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive “starter pack” for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. |
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| (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission's Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU's farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive "starter pack" for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. | (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission's Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU's farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive ‘starter pack’ for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector and their access to land, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. |
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| (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission’s Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU’s farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive “starter pack” for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. | (6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land, access to funding and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the CAP a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission’s Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU’s farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive “starter pack” for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers. |
Barry Cowen, Asger Christensen, Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik, Charles Goerens, Benoit Cassart, Christine Singer, Jérémy Decerle
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| (6a) Strengthening the Union’s strategic autonomy, food security and long-term competitiveness requires scaling up the sustainable production of protein crops within the Union. Achieving this transformation requires coherent and coordinated support across the entire value chain, from research and innovation in breeding and seed systems to investments in storage, processing capacity and the development of stable market outlets and consumer demand. The CAP plays a central role in enabling this transition by de-risking farm diversification through targeted income and investment support, advisory services, innovation and risk-management tools, while strengthening farmers’ position in the value chain and their ability to capture added value, including through on-farm processing. Member States are therefore encouraged to design CAP interventions in a strategic and coordinated manner, through a "starter pack for protein crops". Member States should ensure strong complementarity with other Union policies and instruments, including research and innovation programmes, and investment support instruments to foster a favourable food environment for protein crops intended for human consumption as well as for livestock production based on sustainable and locally sourced feed. For the purposes of this Regulation, protein crops should be understood as the crops listed in Annex I, Part IV, of [Regulation (EU) …/… on the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products]. |
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| (6a) In order to achieve a level playing field across the EU, provide for legal certainty for young entrants into agriculture and maximise the effectiveness of interventions targeted at young farmers, in particular the starter pack, a uniform definition of the term ‘young farmer’ based solely on age should be established at Union level. The term ‘young farmer’ shall mean any farmer who, upon the date when the relevant aid application is submitted, is 40 years of age or younger and exercises effective and lasting control over the holding, either alone or together with other farmers. Support for young farmers should be available throughout the entire period of time until the upper age limit is reached, and must not be decreased as a result of national time limits imposed in relation to the date of establishment, since otherwise very early farm handovers are especially disadvantaged even though they are most beneficial in terms of generational renewal. A uniform upper age limit which cannot be lowered by the Member States prevents fragmentation of the internal market in relation to the promotion of generational renewal and ensures that young farmers in all Member States are guaranteed equal access to setting-up aid, complementary income support and investment promotion. |
The current legal situation (Article 4(6) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115) grants Member States the freedom to set the upper age limit between 35 years and 40 years. This results in the unequal treatment of young farmers in different Member States. Given that only around 12 % of EU farmers are below the age of 40, a clear, ambitious and uniform definition at Union level is required for generational renewal purposes.
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| (6a) With Europe as the fastest-warming continent, extreme weather events, ranging from heatwaves and droughts to floods and hailstorms, are becoming increasingly frequent. In some parts of Europe, water availability is already a severe problem. Moreover, crops are becoming increasingly vulnerable to pests and diseases and the decline in biodiversity is weakening nature’s own means of pollination and pest control. Depleted and polluted soils are less fertile and flood resistant, diminished in their ability to store both carbon and water. These developments pose a serious threat to people’s health and well-being, to food security and to society and the economy in general, especially to agriculture and food systems. Some practices in agriculture and food systems are contributing to greenhouse gas emissions as well as to biodiversity loss, soil degradation, environmental pollution, or overutilization of water resources. At the same time the farming community is amongst the first victims of these multiple crises1a. | |
| 1a From the Final Report of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture. Report available at: https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/document/download/171329ff-0f50-4fa5-946f-aea11032172e_en?filename=strategic-dialogue-report-2024_en.pdf |
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| (6a) In the implementation of the new iteration of CAP Member States must better address in their generational renewal strategies the specific barriers faced by women, in particular young women, wishing to enter the agricultural sector, including issues not directly related to agriculture, such as adequate health care and social services; while recognizing current efforts support women in agriculture, stronger and more tailored support is needed, especially in peripheral rural areas to ensure real engagement and equal opportunities; appropriate conditions for the active participation of women in representative agri-food organisations should be facilitated and in the management bodies of agricultural enterprises and rural women's associations; |
Benoit Cassart, Christine Singer, Michael McNamara, Barry Cowen, Jérémy Decerle, Ciaran Mullooly, Asger Christensen
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| (6a) Livestock sector constitutes an essential pillar of the European agriculture and contributes substantially to the European economy. However, the number of livestock farmers is decreasing rapidly due to multiple challenges such as lack of attractiveness, long working hours, limited possibility to take time off, lack of replacement services, high initial investments in infrastructure, difficulty to have access to land and credits, increased administrative burden, and multiplication of animal diseases. To address the specific needs of this sector, each Member States should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for livestock sector that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context. |
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| (6a) Equality between women and men is a core principle of the Union and gender mainstreaming is an important tool in the integration of that principle into to the CAP. There should therefore be a particular focus on promoting the participation of women in the socio-economic development of rural areas, with special attention to farming, supporting women’s key role. Member States shall assess the situation of women in farming and address challenges in their NRPs. Gender equality should be an integral part of the preparation, implementation and evaluation of CAP interventions. Member States shall also strengthen their capacity in gender mainstreaming and in the collection of data disaggregated by gender. |
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| (6a) Women, particularly young women, may face structural disadvantages with regard to access to land, funding, training and advisory services and farm takeovers, which may pose significant barriers to entry to the agricultural sector and the development of agricultural holdings. |
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| (6a) The implementation of the CAP contributes to ensuring the right of citizens to remain, work and produce in their place of residence, through the maintenance of viable rural economies and essential services in rural areas. |
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| (6b) Agricultural teaching, experimental and research holdings, including teaching establishments operated by agricultural schools and colleges, research farms operated by universities, research institutions and professional bodies as well as state-owned experimental stations, make a vital contribution to training the next generation of farmers, to applied agricultural research and to the transfer of knowledge into practice. If several such holdings are operated by the same legal person, for example a regional authority, university or research institution, the definition of the term ‘holding’ under Union law means that all sites are considered a single holding for CAP-related purposes. This means that measures aimed at large commercial farm structures, such as caps, degressivity, redistribution mechanisms and modulation of support as a function of size, are applied to the training and research holdings as a collective, despite the fact that they are functionally independent; this results in a disproportionate administrative burden, and errors at a single site can jeopardise payments to all sites. Organisationally independent teaching, experimental and research holdings should therefore be treated as independent holdings, subject to stringent conditions. In order to prevent any abuse, the status of an independent holding should be restricted to holdings whose main purpose under national law is agricultural and forestry education and training, research or experiments, which already existed as independent production units prior to the presentation of this proposal and which are managed separately in organisational, personnel and accounting terms. |
The issue affects numerous Member States: the teaching farms of the French lycées agricoles operated by the public educational institutions (EPLEFPAs), the experimental farms of the German Chambers of Agriculture and state agricultural research institutes, the farms of Ireland's Teagasc colleges, as well as the agricultural school farms operated by the Austrian federal states, all of which, under the definition of a holding in Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, have had to be treated as a single holding for each operating entity. The result is a loss of payments through capping and modulation—measures designed for large commercial farming structures—as well as significant administrative risks associated with the submission of a single consolidated aid application. Teaching and research holdings are not agricultural corporations; they train the young people whose establishment this Regulation seeks to promote elsewhere, and they test the farming practices whose adoption it rewards.
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| (6b) access to physical and digital infrastructure with reliable high-speed broadband service and the use of satellite technology is vital for farmers’ work and quality of life in rural areas and in overcoming social isolation; it is important therefore, to continue a gradual digitalisation of agriculture, which involves constant access to the internet, digital knowledge, innovation, farmer data access and ownership, education and training opportunities so as to attract and retain people in these areas, especially young people, affording them the possibility of remaining in these areas should they wish to do so; the Commission and the Member States should make training available for farmers to acquire digital skills that can help them to make the best use of the advantages of digitalisation and work in a more efficient and sustainable way, while mindful of the fact that personal and verbal communication remain essential for many farmers at present |
Barry Cowen, Asger Christensen, Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik, Charles Goerens, Benoit Cassart, Jérémy Decerle
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| (6b) Member States should establish a national Strategy on Protein Diversification within their NRP Plan, in order to enhance the effectiveness and coherence of interventions supporting protein diversification under this Regulation and complementary national initiatives. That Strategy should include an assessment of the current situation as regards protein diversification in the feed and food sector, including national protein crop self-sufficiency rates and potential gaps in value chains, including processing, storage and distribution facilities. It should further identify entry barriers to protein diversification at farm level for new and existing farmers, including as regards the cultivation of protein crops, together with proposed national initiatives and measures to overcome them. |
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| (6b) With a view to stabilising and diversifying the rural economy, the development, establishment and retention of rural value chains, including in the fields of renewable energy, the bioeconomy, natural fibres, including wool, and agritourism, should be supported. In particular, support should strengthen local value creation through processing and innovation, enabling farmers and rural enterprises to capture a greater share of the added value generated by agricultural production. Financial instruments should be deployed to improve access to finance, unlock investment, and accelerate the development of resilient and competitive farms and rural enterprises. |
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| (6c) In order to secure safe affordable food supplies into the future the new reform should address the phenomenon of land concentration or “landgrabbing”, land is an increasingly scarce resource, which is non-renewable, and is the basis of the human right to healthy and sufficient food, and of many ecosystem services vital to survival, and should therefore not be treated as an ordinary item of merchandise, land is, threatened, on the one hand by the loss of agricultural land through soil sealing, urban development, tourism, infrastructure projects, and the spread of desertification caused by climate change, and, on the other hand, by the concentration of land in the hands of large-scale agricultural undertakings and investors from outside the farming sector, it is the responsibility of the authorities to control and limit the loss of agriculture land through such activities, small and medium-sized farms, direct ownership or properly regulated tenancy, and access to common land, are the best way of ensuring a responsible relationship with the land and sustainable land management, and of fostering identification and a sense of belonging, such forms of tenure encourage people to remain in rural areas and enable them to work there, which has a positive impact on the socio-economic infrastructure of rural areas, food security, food sovereignty and the preservation of the rural way of life; |
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| (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. | (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. To achieve the necessary environmental goals within CAP an incentive-based system, which reflects the time commitment given by the beneficiary, rather than a system based purely on obligations can better deliver ambitious environmental and social objectives, it is vital, when calculating the remuneration due for the services provided, that the methodology goes beyond the narrow lens of “costs incurred and income forgone” by the farmer, as the socio-economic losses to the wider community can be much greater with the loss of both upstream and downstream economic activity in the local area; funds for these intervention should come from the CAP complemented by national funds to incentivise a green and just transition to support farmers in developing locally-adapted, sustainable business models; |
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| (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. | (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture, notably the environment and climate priority areas. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the fulfilment of the EU commitments towards agroecological transitions and more more sustainable production methods, contributing to generational renewal, and environmental and climate priority areas as listed in Article 4 to this regulation, as well as other EU and international obligations and commitments, such as the climate-neutrality objective by 2050, the intermediate climate target by 2040 and the EU's and member states' biodiversity commitments by 2030 under the Kunming-Montreal Framework. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems which are free from cages and close confinement, in line with the Commission’s Communication C(2021) 4747 responding to the European Citizens' Initiative ‘End the Cage Age’. This will require a substantial annual increase over this and the following CAP period, |
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| (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. | (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture, namely a transition towards more plant-based food production, which positively contributes to climate change mitigation, environmental protection, biodiversity conservation and restoration and less animal suffering. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050, and to the Union's 2030 and 2040 greenhouse gas emission reduction pathways, in line with the European Climate Law, given that farm resilience cannot be achieved without reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and land use. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more organic and agro-ecological production systems, which are cage-, and close-confinement-free in line with the Commission’s Communication EC C(2021) 4747. |
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| (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. | (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, while bolstering the economic resilience of European agriculture and the Union’s food security. |
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| (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. | (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should be given sufficient flexibility to target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, while respecting national specificities and the diversity of agricultural structures, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should support the gradual transition towards more sustainable and economically viable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050, in a balanced and realistic manner. The new CAP should appropriately recognise and incentivise voluntary ecosystem services provided by farmers, ensuring that such measures remain compatible with the primary objective of food production and farm viability. The new CAP should strike a new balance approach between mandatory baseline requirements for farm stewardship and voluntary, incentive-based agri-environmental and climate actions, ensuring that farmers are adequately compensated for commitments going beyound legal obligations, while maintaining competitiveness and food production capacity. Also, measures should be designed in such a way as to avoid creating disproportionate administrative burdens for farmers, in paricular to small and medium-sized holdings. |
To avoid excessive centralisation and to reflect the diversity of agricuktural models across Member States, while ensuring a balanced approach between climate objectives, economic viability, and farmers competitiveness.This approach also aims to prevent an imbalance between food production and environmental requirements and to strengthen the principle of voluntariness and fair compensation for farmers.
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| (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. | (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term economic, environmental and social sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. All measures under the new Common Agricultural Policy framework shall be designed and implemented in a manner consistent with the objective of strengthening farm incomes, and Member States shall ensure that the impact of such measures is reflected in the monitoring and evaluation of their National Regional Partnership Plans. |
All aspects of sustainability, most particularly economic sustainability, need to be better documented within the Regulation given the more frequent level of price volatility farmers are contending with.
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| (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. | (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities and environment and climate priority areas, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should promote transformative resilience1a, whereby also accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050, objectives of EU Water Resilience Strategy and international biodiversity commitments under Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements and which safeguard the Union natural heritage and help preserve the biodiverse heritage landscapes. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental, forest-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards resilient production systems. |
| 1a Term used in the Final report of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture available at: https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/document/download/171329ff-0f50-4fa5-946f-aea11032172e_en?filename=strategic-dialogue-report-2024_en.pdf |
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| (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. | (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The CAP should furthermore support the Union’s objectives in terms of reducing the use of antimicrobial agents in livestock husbandry, in particular by promoting agricultural practices which reduce the need for antimicrobials. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems, which in accordance with Commission communication C(2021) 4747 involves inter alia putting an end to cage rearing. |
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| (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. | (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050, in view of the potential of the farming sector to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and land use. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems such as organic farming and refraining from the use of cages and close confinement in accordance with the Commission communication on the European Citizens’ Initiative entitled ‘End the Cage Age’ (C(2021)4747). |
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| (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. | (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards plant-based agriculture and more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The CAP should also contribute to the Union's objectives on the reduction of antimicrobial use in livestock farming, in particular by supporting farming practices that reduce dependency on antimicrobial inputs. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems, including phasing out cages and close confinement systems for all farmed species. |
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| (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. | (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should support farmers in improving competitiveness through voluntary, incentive-based and economically viable measures. Such measures should not introduce additional mandatory environmental or climate requirements for farmers. |
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| (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. | (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050, since the farming sector has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and land use. |
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| (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. | (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. |
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| (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. | (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability and resilience of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to the climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. Member States should ensure that the next CAP does not lead to any backtracking in the level of funding and protection for environment and climate action compared with the current programming period. |
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| (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. | (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability and resilience of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to the climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. Member States should ensure that the next CAP does not lead to any backtracking in the level of funding and protection for environment and climate action compared with the current programming period. |
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| (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. | (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term economic, environmental and social sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable and resilient production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050, while fostering climate adaptation. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a systemic transition towards more resilient production systems. |
The transition fund which is part of the new agri-environmental and climate actions in Article 10 should support a systemic change on-farm, going beyond the sole implementation of sustainable practices. The transition aims to support a change of the production system towards resilient production models, adapted to climate change in the long-term.
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Cristina Maestre, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Marko Vešligaj, Elena Sancho Murillo, Maria Noichl, Camilla Laureti, Heléne Fritzon
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| (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. | (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRCAP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability and viability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate, biodiversity, animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems, such as organic farming. |
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| (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. | (7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and optional agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems. |
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| (7a) In order to harness the economic potential of ecosystem services that benefit the environment, biodiversity and the quality of water, soil and air, the focus should be on holistic, multi-year approaches that are also attractive to younger farmers and combine economic opportunities with sustainable environmental outcomes and social responsibility. These include, in particular, incentives for the growing organic sector through attractive conversion and maintenance support, as well as specific development objectives and action programmes at national level. Organic production, as defined in Regulation (EU) 2028/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council, is a key instrument for achieving the various main priorities for the CAP after 2027, as set out in Article 4 of the CAP Regulation. According to the best practices for agri-environment and climate actions published by the Commission, organic farming contributes holistically to all other CAP priorities at the same time. Furthermore, the organic farming system contributes significantly to the strategic autonomy and resilience of the European agricultural sector under the Common Agricultural Policy through its independence from synthetic chemical fertilisers and related imports, crop diversification, land-based livestock farming and the avoidance of synthetic chemical pesticides, to the strategic autonomy and resilience of the European agricultural sector as envisaged under the Common Agricultural Policy. Member States should prioritise organic farming as a strategic tool. The alignment of business models with agroecological criteria, such as organic farming, should also be considered in the context of generational change, taking into account the increased appeal of such practices to young farmers. At the same time, the market for organic products should be strengthened using the instruments available under the CAP, in combination with various measures at European and national level |
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| (7a) Organic farming, extensification of livestock systems, agroecological, agroforestry, regenerative farming systems and close-to-nature forestry contribute to the objectives of the Union relating to climate mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity protection, soil quality, water resilience and resilience of forestry and agricultural production systems while reducing the dependency on third countries imports related to fossil fuels and artificial fertilizers. By relying on ecological processes, diversification and reduced dependence on external inputs, these approaches strengthen the long-term sustainability and resilience of farms while supporting viable rural communities. The transition towards organic, extensive, agroecological, agroforestry and regenerative farming systems and close-to-nature forestry requires structural changes. Such transitions involve transitional costs and risk for farmers and foresters and therefore require stable, multiannual public support. In order to ensure a coherent and effective contribution of the Common Agricultural Policy to the European Green Deal objectives, it is necessary to ensure financial support for the transition schemes within agri-environmental and climate actions. Member States should allocate an adequate share of CAP funding to support the transition towards such farming systems as defined in the transition plans. |
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| (7a) Sustainable livestock farming is important for rural development, biodiversity conservation, landscape management and environmental sustainability, particularly in less-favoured areas and High Nature Value landscapes, their production plays a complementary role in preserving traditional cultural landscapes and maintain the beneficial characteristics of rural areas, it may be necessary to provide the sector with additional financial support to ensure its sustainability; the aid provided should meet the ‘do no harm’ principle and it should be demonstrated that there is a clear environmental or social need or benefit, justified with empirical quantifiable and independently verifiable evidence; |
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| (7a) Organic farming takes a key role in the transition towards sustainable agrifood systems and should be promoted. Member States, through should ensure through their National and Regional Partnership Plans c a support for an increasing share of agricultural land managed under the organic farming scheme and ensure that allocated budgets match a significant growth in organic farming by establishing adequately funded measures for the conversion and maintenance of organic farms as they are already contributing to the economic prosperity of rural areas, food sovereignty, resilience and the competitiveness of the European agricultural sector in the global market. |
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| (7a) In order to improve transparency, accountability and public acceptance of the Common Agricultural Policy, Member States should establish a transparent and science-based points and reward system for the assessment of public goods and ecosystem services delivered by farmers and other land managers and thereby remunerates farmers and other land managers. Such a system should provide a harmonised framework for recognising the provision of public goods that are not remunerated by the market. The system should facilitate result-oriented support while allowing Member States to adapt indicators to regional circumstances. |
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| (7a) In the interests of ensuring that the policy remains an integral, effective and inherently common one, the incorporation of CAP funding within the Single Fund should not serve to fragment the objectives, instruments or implementing arrangements of the CAP between Member States. In particular, specific measures for sectors such as wine, fruit and vegetables, and honey should continue to be governed by a common Union framework in order to provide equal treatment for sector operators, legal certainty and a level playing field in the single market. |
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| (7a) Member States should enable farmers to achieve higher animal welfare standards, by providing sufficient support in their NRP plans to improve the health and welfare of animals kept for farming purposes. In line with the conclusions of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture, support for animal welfare should be targeted at farming systems which ensure healthier animals who are able to express natural behaviour, with sufficient space and resources, access to adequate food and clean water, in environments that promote a better well-being and mental state. |
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| (7a) Agriculture and livestock farming play a role in the preservation of the countryside and the sustainable management of rural areas. Maintaining active farming, particularly extensive livestock farming and pastoralism, helps to prevent land abandonment, habitat loss and the build-up of plant biomass liable to cause fires to spread. Supporting agricultural practices of this kind can therefore help to prevent natural hazards and protect rural areas. |
Benoit Cassart, Christine Singer, Michael McNamara, Barry Cowen, Jérémy Decerle, Ciaran Mullooly, Asger Christensen
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| (7a) Agro-environmental measures funded under the CAP should be designed and implemented to preserve food production and food security. Such measures shall not result in a reduction of agricultural production and food security as well as an increase of European dependancy on import of agricultural products. This principle should not apply to organic farming. |
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| (7a) Member States may establish specific support schemes for traditional crops and indigenous agri-food products produced exclusively in mountain, island and remote regions, contributing to the preservation of cultural heritage, biodiversity and the local economy. |
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Cristina Maestre, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Marko Vešligaj, Elena Sancho Murillo, Maria Noichl, Camilla Laureti, Heléne Fritzon
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| (7a) Member States should ensure continued support for organic farming through adequately funded measures covering both the conversion to and the maintenance of organic production, thereby contributing to climate mitigation, environmental objectives and the socio-economic prosperity of rural areas. |
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| (7a) Member States should, where appropriate, design agri-environment-climate interventions in a manner compatible with the methodological requirements of emerging carbon and nature credit markets, thereby facilitating the future participation of active farmers in such schemes. |
Aligning agri-environment-climate interventions with emerging carbon and nature credit market methodologies allows farmers to combine CAP support with future private revenue, strengthening income diversification and economic viability without compromising environmental ambition.
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| (7b) Organic farming plays a key role in the transition towards sustainable food systems and should be further promoted. Member States, through their National and Regional Partnership Plans should ensure the continuous and increased support for organic farming, establishing adequately funded measures for the conversion and maintenance of organic farms that already contribute to the economic prosperity of rural areas, food sovereignty and the competitiveness of the European agricultural sector in the global market. To ensure the economic viability of farms, measures must be designed in such a way as to ensure food security and not to generate disproportionate administrative burdens for farmers, especially for small and medium-sized farms. This can be done by providing sufficient incentives for farmers and new entrants to engage in organic farming, while strengthening the organic market with the tools available in the CAP, in combination with different measures at the European and the national level. |
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| (7b) In order to harmonise practices among Member States as regards the application of the force majeure clause, this Regulation should, where appropriate, provide for exemptions from the CAP rules in cases of force majeure and exceptional circumstances, as well as for a non-exhaustive list of possible cases of force majeure and exceptional circumstances to be recognised by the national competent authorities. National competent authorities should take decisions on force majeure or exceptional circumstances on a case-by-case basis, on the basis of relevant evidence. Furthermore, this Regulation should provide for exemptions from the CAP rules in cases of force majeure and exceptional circumstances, such as in the case of a severe meteorological event gravely affecting the holding of the beneficiary on a level comparable to a severe natural disaster. |
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| (7b) In the context of the CAP, agri-photovoltaic energy and the cultivation of intermediate crops may provide additional sources of income for farmers, provided that land is primarily used for agricultural production and food production is not affected. Moreover, as well as contributing to agricultural production, intermediate crops – particularly secondary and cover crops – can provide sustainable raw materials for the production of biofuels and therefore make the Union less reliant on imported vegetable proteins for animal feed. |
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| (7b) Agriculture delivers a wide range of public goods that are fundamental to the Union's environmental, climate and societal objectives. The definition of agricultural activity for the purposes of this Regulation should therefore recognise that the provision of such public goods is a component of agricultural activity. This would ensure that the Common Agricultural Policy appropriately recognises and supports farmers' contributions to society beyond the production of marketable goods and strengthens the long-term resilience and sustainability of agricultural systems. |
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| (7b) To ensure the economic viability of farms, measures must be designed in such a way as to ensure food security and not to generate disproportionate administrative burdens for farmers, especially for small and medium-sized farms. This can be done by providing sufficient incentives for farmers and new entrants to engage in organic farming, while strengthening the organic market with the tools available in the CAP, in combination with different measures at the European and the national level. |
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| (7b) In line with the conclusions of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture, support for animal welfare should contribute to husbandry systems reflecting the five domains model, whereby farmed animals should be healthy, have sufficient space and resources, be able to express natural behaviours, have access to adequate feed and clean water, and experience environments that promote positive mental states1a. | |
| 1a From Final Report on Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture. Available at: https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/document/download/171329ff-0f50-4fa5-946f-aea11032172e_en?filename=strategic-dialogue-report-2024_en.pdf |
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| (7b) Agriculture and water are intrinsically linked. In that connection, it is vital that water is sustainably managed in the agricultural sector in order to ensure sufficient, good-quality food production. Water-efficient farming practices such as precision irrigation, recycled water and the cultivation of drought-resistant varieties can help to preserve water resources. |
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| (7c) In the context of the CAP and the transition to a circular, low-carbon economy, the sustainable production of biomethane from livestock manure, agricultural waste and other organic by-products can provide farmers with an additional source of income, make farms and rural areas more self-sufficient in how they use energy, and help to reduce emissions. Anaerobic digestion produces digestate that can be used as organic fertiliser, thereby reducing the reliance on mineral fertilisers and encouraging nutrients to be recycled in agricultural soils. |
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| (7c) In order to ensure adequate support, including continuation of support of existing schemes already adopted by farmers as well as to provide support to the new transition schemes, the financial allocation to agri-environmental and climate actions shall be earmarked at 35% allocated to CAP budget. |
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| (7d) In the context of ensuring environmental, economic and social sustainability and effective use of Union´s resources, it should be understood that in situ and ex situ monitoring and reporting are an important part for effective protection of environment, preservation of biodiversity and conservation of species. Relevant monitoring and reporting activities, such as for the calculation of the Farmland Pollinator Indicator, soil monitoring or contaminants monitoring via honeybees, should thus be supported by the Commission and all Member States regularly, including from the Technical Assistance envelope, to incentivise and support farmers in the implementation, including by advice and knowledge transfer. Furthermore, the Commission should assess the use of resources with regards to monitoring, as a precondition to conservation or protection efforts. |
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| (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. | (8) The statutory management requirements should constitute the baseline level of environmental, climate, public, animal and plant health and animal welfare requirements, in accordance with the scope of the statutory management requirements already laid down in Union law |
| 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. |
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| (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. | (8) The statutory management requirements should constitute the baseline level of environmental, climate, public, animal and plant health and animal welfare requirements, in accordance with the scope of the statutory management requirements already laid down in Union law. |
| 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. |
The European Commission has acknowledged that the current conditionality system has imposed a huge burden on farmers, triggering a lot of criticism, and has consequently presented a couple of simplification proposals to the current rules to try to make the system more adapted to the realities on the ground. In the future CAP, the European Commission is trying to give a new name to the requirements to be imposed on farmers: farm stewardship. However, the proposed system remains similar to the current one in particular when it comes to constraints and requirements which currently lead to extra costs and payment reductions for farmers.
This amendment clarifies that the baseline level of requirements for farmers should be based on statutory management requirements already laid down in Union law. These requirements already cover key areas such as the environment, climate, public, animal and plant health, and animal welfare. Referring to them as the baseline ensures legal certainty, avoids duplication and prevents the creation of an additional layer of obligations under a new farm stewardship framework. It also preserves the common character of the CAP by maintaining a shared EU baseline and preventing the emergence of divergent sets of rules across Member States. This is essential to ensure consistency, proportionality and equal conditions for farmers throughout the Union.
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| (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. | (8) The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States from a catalogue to deliver on general objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. |
| 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. |
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| (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. | (8) The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. |
| 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. |
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| (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. | (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental, animal welfare and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as climate mitigation and action, biodiversity conservation and restoration and protection of soils, air and water, including river courses, from pollution caused by the use of pesticides, nutrients, PFAS and microplastics. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems while maintaining a common level of ambition at European level. When duly justified with objective criteria, Member States may exceptionally be granted to establish exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. |
| 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. | 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. |
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| (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7. The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. | (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7. The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. Protective practices should also foster an increase in the resilience of agricultural holdings to the effects of climate change by supporting measures aimed at improved water retention, the protection and efficient management of soils and the adjustment of requirements to local environmental and production conditions. |
| 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. | 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. |
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| (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. | (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental, biodiversity, climate, food safety, animal welfare and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution, biodiversity protection and enhancement, climate mitigation and adaptation, prevention of erosion and run-off, and protection of permanent grasslands and retention of carbon in soils. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exceptional and duly justified exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. |
| 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. | 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. |
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| (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. | (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council, while avoinding unnecessary administrative complexity for farmers. The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States in accordance with their national and regional specificities, to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health, without creating additional obligations beyound existing legal frameworks. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be fully respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls beyound existing legal frameworks and duplication or double corrections should be avoided. |
| 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. |
To ensure proportionality and legal clarity while avoiding unnecessary administrative burdens and duplication of controls, and to respect the diversity of national and regional agricultural systems, labour market and existing legal frameworks, ensuring that CAP implementation remains consistent with environmental and social objectives without creating additional obligations beyound current legislation or undermining Member State competences.
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| (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. | (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, it is of particular importance that Member States take relevant measures to ensure employers’ access to CAP payments is conditional on the respect of workers individual and collective labour rights as well as on the compliance with the applicable working and employment conditions and/or employer obligations resulting from relevant collective agreements as well as social and labour law at national and Union level. Member States should also ensure employers’ access to CAP payments it is conditional on the compliance in substance with fundamental International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions; |
| 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. | 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. |
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| (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7. The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. | (8) The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. |
| 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. |
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| (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. | (8) The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. |
| 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. |
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| (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. | (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental, climate, biodiversity, food safety, animal welfare, and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution, biodiversity protection and enhancement, climate mitigation and adaptation, protection of permanent grasslands, prevention of ersion and run-off. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. |
| 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. | 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. |
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| (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. | (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution, protection of biodiversity, climate change mitigation and adaptation, prevention of erosion and run-off, and protection of permanent grasslands. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions in duly justified and exceptional cases. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. |
| 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. | 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. |
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Cristina Maestre, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Marko Vešligaj, Elena Sancho Murillo, Maria Noichl, Camilla Laureti, Heléne Fritzon
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| (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. | (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions, while ensuring that the competitiveness of the sector is duly safeguarded. To promote socially sustainable agriculture and raise labour standards in the sector, CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter, EU Social Policy legislation, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. |
| 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. | 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. |
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| (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7. The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. | (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the “do no significant harm” principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7. The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. |
| 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. | 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. |
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| (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the “do no significant harm” principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7. The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. | (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the “do no significant harm” principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7. The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. The responsible management of farms must not exacerbate administrative burdens for farmers in the Union. |
| 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. | 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. |
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| (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7. The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections should be avoided. | (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7. The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental, social conditionality and animal welfare requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected. |
| 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. | 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj). |
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| (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. | (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental requirements, as well as a toolbox of voluntary protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require, where appropriate and proportional, compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health, without new or additional reporting requirements at farm level. The diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. |
| 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. | 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. |
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| (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. | (8) The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as a catalogue of protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. Social conditionality requirements should not apply where a Member State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Commission that its national legislation provides agricultural workers with a level of protection equivalent to or higher than that required under this Regulation. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. |
| 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. |
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| (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the “do no significant harm” principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7. The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. | (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the “do no significant harm” principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7, with the exception of small farmers. The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. |
| 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj). | 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj). |
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| (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. | (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. |
| 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. | 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. |
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| (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental and social conditionality requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. | (8) The farm stewardship should be established to guarantee compliance of the CAP support with the "do no significant harm" principle laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . The farm stewardship should comprise minimum environmental requirements, as well as protective practices designed by Member States to deliver on key objectives such as protection of soils and river courses from pollution. Member States should have the flexibility to adapt those protective practices to their specific geographical and climatic context and production systems including by establishing exemptions. To promote socially sustainable agriculture, certain CAP payments require compliance with standards on working and employment conditions, occupational safety and health. The European Charter and diverse national frameworks and labour market models should be respected, no additional obligations should be imposed on social partners or Member States regarding enforcement or controls and double corrections avoided. |
| 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. | 7 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. |
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| (8a) The rural development interventions set out under the second pillar of the CAP, which complement income support for farmers, are of strategic importance to the Union, in that they help to support investment in farms and to maintain and develop agricultural activity, particularly in areas subject to natural or specific constraints. Such interventions promote farm modernisation and innovation, enhance the attractiveness and vitality of rural areas through investment in infrastructure, connectivity and essential services, ensure the sustainable management of natural resources, as well as climate change mitigation and adaptation, contribute to territorial cohesion by revitalising the economic and social fabric of rural communities, and promote generational renewal in the agricultural sector by facilitating young farmers’ access to the sector and to the support instruments available. It is therefore important to ensure adequate, consistent and enhanced support for rural development, with a view to promoting the integrated development of rural areas, increasing their resilience, enhancing their attractiveness and countering trends of population decline and structural disinvestment. |
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| (8a) In order to ensure budgetary efficiency of limited funds, the commission should ensure policy coherence and consistency within and between the chapters of NRP Plans in a verification stage before the final publication of the NRP Plans, specifically looking at externalities and doubled expenditures and costs, for example with regard to environmental pollution and impacts on public and environmental health, ensuring that expenditure in one area does not lead to further expenditure in another. The precautionary principle should apply, and the coherence and consistency check should also verify that compared to the previous programming period there is no backsliding in the high standard of protection for the environment and public health assured in the Treaty. |
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| (8a) The agriculture sector in Europe is characterised by low average incomes coupled with a high working time load; a high proportion of undeclared and underdeclared work and precarious working conditions, especially for migrant and seasonal workers from both inside the EU and third countries who are exposed to abusive recruitment practices and severe labour exploitation up to and including wage theft, deplorable housing conditions, and an extremely high incidence of accidents and illness; taken together, these paint a unsatisfactory picture with workers falling prey to widespread exploitation. The CAP is an important instrument if properly implemented that can contribute to raising labour standards in the sector. |
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| (8a) In accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, Member States are required to prevent, identify and effectively address conflicts of interest in the implementation of the Union budget. Those obligations apply to all expenditure financed under this Regulation, irrespective of the type of intervention, the source of financing or the legal form of the beneficiary. The implementation of this Regulation should ensure that no CAP support is granted or managed in a manner that gives rise to conflicts of interest or circumvention of those obligations. |
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| (8a) The Common Agricultural Policy constitutes the Union's principal instruments for the management of agricultural land and therefore plays a key role in achieving the objectives of Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 on nature restoration. The preparation, implementation and evaluation of CAP Strategic Plans should therefore ensure coherence with national restoration plans and contribute effectively to the restoration targets established under that Regulation while maintaining viable agricultural production and strengthening ecosystem resilience. |
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| (8a) The Commission publishes an annual report on the state of water resources in the agricultural regions of the European Union, including indicators of water scarcity, water quality, irrigation efficiency and Member States' progress in implementing water-saving measures. |
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| (8b) The regions should have the capacity to devise, implement and manage rural development measures autonomously, with due regard for the specific constitutional arrangements of each Member State. The regionalised architecture under the second pillar of the CAP should therefore be reinstated for the 2028-2034 period, including regional managing authorities and dedicated monitoring committees. It is essential to re-establish a direct and structured channel of communication between regional governments and the Commission, ensuring effective coordination and full compliance with the principle of subsidiarity within the Union. |
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| (8c) The CAP should remain a distinct, common European policy with its own set of rules. It should be structured around two pillars – income support and rural development – and be equipped with a total budget allocation of EUR 433.01 billion at current prices, comprising: EUR 320.3 billion for income support for farmers, EUR 106.41 billion for rural development and EUR 6.3 billion for the Union safety net. A further EUR 7.33 billion is to be allocated to the POSEI programme as part of the 2028-2034 multiannual financial framework. |
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| (8d) The size of the agricultural areas managed by small farmers is limited and annual payments for the relevant interventions are capped at EUR 3 000 for each small farmer. Given the limited amount of these payments and the administrative burdens faced by farmers and public administrations, payments for these interventions should be deemed to comply with the do no significant harm principle in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the principle of proportionality. |
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. Member States should have the option of applying mechanisms which ensure that the real value of income support is maintained, with due regard for changes in the costs of agricultural production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. The support should be targeted in particular at active farmers undertaking genuine agricultural activities and playing a role in providing food security, protecting the environment and maintaining the vitality of rural areas. Particular attention should be paid to family holdings, which serve as the basis for the European agricultural model, ensure the continuity of agricultural production and play a vital social and economic role in rural areas. As regards support aimed at meeting the objectives of the common agricultural policy, Member States should have the flexibility to choose so that they can adapt the nature and scope of the support to national needs and conditions, including with regard to the application of degressivity and payment-capping mechanisms. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. |
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. To ensure a genuinely fair and unified internal market, it is essential to effectively complete the process of external convergence of direct payments. This is necessary to eliminate historical disparities and ensure that farmers in those Member States whose allocation per hectare remains below the Union average achieve full parity, thereby establishing equal conditions of competition and strengthening cohesion across the entire European farming community. Income support should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security and agricultural sovereignity. Income support allocations, including the top-ups generated by the agricultural prosperity gap formula, in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [NRP Regulation], are to be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, and allocated to farmers based on criteria established by the Member State, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. |
While the CAP aims to foster a fairer and more equitable distribution of income support, significant historical imbalances in direct payment allocations per hectare still persist between Member States. To guarantee a true level playing field within the internal market, it is necessary to formally recognize the need to complete the external convergence process. This ensures that farmers in Member States still receiving below the EU average are not competitively disadvantaged, reinforcing the fundamental Union principle of solidarity and ensuring all EU farmers face shared environmental and economic challenges with equal financial backing.
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. |
| In order to ensure a fair and balanced distribution of direct payments and to make the most effective use of public resources, income support should contribute to enhancing the sustainability of small and medium-sized farms and agricultural employment. In particular, for small farms, the aid regime shall include simplified controls, reduced administrative requirements and fully digitalised submission procedures. |
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a sustainable and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and the achievement of CAP environmental and animal welfare objectives, and thus long-term sustainability of agriculture. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. Income support should also target farmers who follow management practices that contribute to achieving CAP objectives. To that end, income support should not be granted to beneficiaries operating intensive rearing holdings within the meaning of Article 2a of this Regulation, whose farming practices are detrimental to the environmental and animal welfare objectives set out in Article 4 of this Regulation. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. |
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives, in addition a well-funded Rural Development Programme (RDP) is necessary to support rural areas, with a strong EU financial contribution, complemented by national co-financing to ensure the programme’s effectiveness and long-term sustainability; regions must be able to design, implement and manage rural development measures autonomously, while respecting the constitutional specificities of each Member State; |
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should primarily be used for income support for farmers, while allowing Member State a degree of felxibility in designing and targeting measures in line with their specific agricultural structures and needs, in order to ensure stability and predictibility for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should provide a simplified, coherent and transparent toolbox of income support interventions, enabling Member States to deliver CAP objectives while minimising administrative burden for farmers and administrations. |
To preserve predictibility while allowing subsidiarity and national flexibility in implementation.To ensure simplification, reduce administrative burden and improve implementation efficiency at both farm and administrative level.
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to small-scale farmers who need it the most, ensuring sustainable farming and food production with higher environmental and animal welfare standards. It should contribute to fostering a sustainable and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring higher climate, environmental and animal welfare standards, generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. |
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Cristina Maestre, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Elena Sancho Murillo, Camilla Laureti
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers sustainable farming and food production, as well as respect for workers’rights. It should contribute to fostering a competitive, fair and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. The allocations received by beneficiaries should take into account the number of jobs generated and maintained. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. |
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should contribute to fostering a resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. |
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a decent and fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production in all regions of the Union, particularly the outermost regions and island and mountain areas. It should contribute to fostering a resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. |
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security and agricultural sovereignty. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, as defined in this Regulation and on the basis of the criteria set by the Member State, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. |
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. A minimum share of direct payments to redistributive income support for small and medium-sized farms should be allocated. |
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for active farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector in accordance with this Regulation and based on criteria for active farmer as established by the Member State. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security and agricultural sovereignty. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, as defined by this Regulation and based on criteria established by the Member State, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. |
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security and agricultural sovereignty. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, as defined by this Regulation and based on criteria established by the Member State, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. |
Allow Member States to choose the criteria to define the farmer/beneficiary in a clear, simple and operational manner while keeping the possibility to add additional ones and include a negative list. This should take into account their national conditions and existing systems while protecting the functioning of the internal market.
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security and agricultural sovereignty. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, as defined by this Regulation and based on criteria established by the Member State, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security and agricultural sovereignty. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, as defined by this Regulation and based on criteria established by the Member State, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security and sovereignity. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, as defined by this regulation and based on criteria established by the Member State , to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production, and also to offer income-generating rewards for animal welfare and ecosystem services. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security and agricultural sovereignty. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support interventions for active farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. |
The amendment clarifies that income support interventions should be directed to active farmers, in line with the active farmer definition as established in Article 1 of the CAP Regulation.
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security and food sovereignty. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to all farmers, on an equal basis, and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security and food sovereignty. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9) Income support for farmers should continue to be the central policy instrument to guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. | (9) Income support for farmers should guarantee a fair income to farmers and sustainable farming and food production. It should contribute to fostering a competitive and resilient agricultural sector pursuing the benefits of high-quality production and resource-efficiency, while ensuring generational renewal and thus long-term food security. Income support allocations should be ringfenced to be used for Income support for farmers only, to provide stability and predictability for the Union agricultural sector. In order to ensure high impact and efficiency, the new CAP should entail a streamlined and consistent toolbox of Income support types of intervention enabling Member States to deliver on the CAP objectives. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9a) Mountain farming and farming in areas facing permanent natural constraints make an essential contribution to Union food security, territorial cohesion, biodiversity conservation, landscape management, climate resilience and the socio-economic vitality of rural communities. | |
| Due to permanently higher production costs, lower productivity and additional management requirements, agricultural production in mountain areas requires specific and adequate support within the framework of the Common Agricultural Policy in order to prevent land abandonment and ensure the continuation of agricultural production throughout the Union. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9a) In order to ensure a fair and more equitable distribution of direct income support across the Union, reduce disparities between Member States and contribute to a level playing field for farmers within the internal market, the process of external convergence of area-based income support should be completed by claim year 2030. The progressive adjustment of planned average aid per hectare should contribute to the objective of ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community in accordance with Article 39 TFEU while preserving the predictability and stability of support for farmers. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9a) For the purposes of defining a farmer or beneficiary under the CAP in a clear, simple and operational manner, the criteria to be established by Member States may include the share of agricultural income in total income, labour input on the holding, the corporate purpose or statutory object of the undertaking, receipt of a pension, and the registration of agricultural activities in national or regional registers. Member States should be allowed to apply additional criteria, including negative lists, in order to identify applicants who do not meet the definition of farmer or beneficiary. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9a) Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that farmers receive a fair share of the added value created at each stage of the agri-food chain. It shall be ensured that agricultural purchase contracts do not lead to the systematic purchase of produce below the documented production cost, unless this is freely agreed in the context of temporary crisis management measures. Payments to farmers for perishable agricultural produce shall be made within thirty (30) days of delivery of the produce. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9a) For defining a farmer/beneficiary in the context of the CAP in a clear, simple and operational manner, the criteria to be established by Member States may include the share of agricultural income within the total income, labour inputs on the farm, company object and inclusion of their agricultural activities in national or regional registers. Member States should be allowed to use additional criteria, as well as negative lists to identify those applicants who do not meet the definition of ‘farmer/beneficiary’. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9a) The financial allocations established for the Common Agricultural Policy for the period 2028–2034 should remain fully dedicated to existing Member States in order to secure the future of their farmers. Future enlargements of the Union should not be financed from the CAP envelope established under this Regulation and should not lead to any reduction in support for existing farmers. |
The CAP financial envelope for the period 2028–2034 should remain fully available to existing farmers in the current Member States. Future enlargements of the Union should not be financed at the expense of farmers already operating under the Common Agricultural Policy.
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9a) Emphasises the importance of transparency in the allocation of CAP funds and calls for the systematic identification of final beneficiaries and interconnected companies; urges the Commission and Member States to introduce control mechanisms to prevent concentration of aid through complex ownership structures or an artificial fragmentation of farms; |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (9b) The EU agri-food chain Observatory, in combination with other price monitoring tools available to the EU must, beyond the objective of transparency in prices, costs and profit margins of the agri-food chain, be further strengthened with reliable, comparable and up-to-date data by product and Member State, so that it can truly reflect whether the producer is fairly remunerated. |
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author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{AMENDMENTS 136 - 355 - Draft report Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-07-13},
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url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/AGRI-AM-790899},
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