{"id":5557,"date":"2020-12-16T17:07:43","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T17:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greens-efa.eu\/dossier\/?p=5557"},"modified":"2020-12-16T17:07:45","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T17:07:45","slug":"cap-2020-where-have-we-come-from-where-are-we-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greens-efa.eu\/dossier\/cap-2020-where-have-we-come-from-where-are-we-now\/","title":{"rendered":"CAP 2020: Where have we come from? Where are we now?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is the CAP?<\/strong>\ufeff<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the agricultural policy of the European Union, and comprises a range of agricultural subsidies and other programmes. It represents the second biggest budget of the EU, with an average share of close to 30% of the overall budget!\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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The European Commission has recently proposed a new set of rules for the CAP, which will apply for the period 2023-2027. The exact terms, however, are still up for debate, and are currently being negotiated by the European Parliament and the European Council. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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What is the problem?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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The current CAP is not fit for purpose. The CAP\u2019s main objectives have remained unchanged since 1962, making them shockingly out of date and in urgent need of review. We need a radically different CAP that properly reflects social demands, protects our environment and biodiversity, is climate-conscious and respects the finite limits of our resources. Since the creation of the WTO, the CAP has been obliged to fit into a framework designed to promote global markets and international companies. The last reform of the CAP in 2014 brought about some greening measures and a certain targeting of funds, but alas, many of these provisions have since been watered down. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Key challenges for a better food policy remain: Climate change, biodiversity loss, animal welfare, disappearance of small and medium farms and protection of public and environmental health. If we want to make sure that agriculture does its fair share towards the transition to a fairer and greener society, we need our future agriculture policy to:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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