A Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) is about to replace the SPS and the SAPS from 2014, therefore payment entitlements obtained under SPS shall expire on 31 December 2013. Under the new BPS, entitlements will be allocated to farmers who apply for it by 15 May 2014 and if he/she has either activated at least one [...]
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Attila Jambor
Economist
Attila Jambor is Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development at the Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary. Holding a PhD in economics, his major research interests are agricultural policy and trade performance analysis. He was a junior consultant to the European Parliament on the future of rural development in the CAP post 2013 and to the FAO on the diversity of effects of EU membership on agriculture in the New Member States. He was a visiting member of staff in the University of Newcastle for 8 months. He is currently the leading researcher of a three year long research project analysing the changes and determinants of Central and Eastern European agricultural trade.
Recent blog posts written by Attila Jambor
What is rural development about?
On 1 January 2011, 41% of EU-27 population lived in urban regions, 35% in intermediate regions and only 23% in rural regions, as suggested by the latest release of Eurostat. What is more, the population of urban regions grew by 5.2 per 1000 inhabitants, that of intermediate regions by 2.2‰, while rural regions decreased by [...]
On the complexity of defining active farmers
It seems that the definition of an active farmer is harder than one might expect at first sight.
Who cares about capping?
It seems that the introduction of capping is irrelevant to almost all stakeholders and therefore can result in a political consensus.
Evolving alliance for saving the status quo
A new alliance, led by France, seems to have arisen to save the status quo in the CAP post-2013.
Formulating interests of NMS in the CAP post-2013
Central European Chambers of Agriculture published a joint declaration last November demonstrating the interests of New Member States in the CAP post-2013.
The green menu system: an idea worth considering
The idea of the “green menu system”, proposed by the Groupe de Bruges in their recently published critical analysis of the Commission’s proposals is well worth considering.
Rising agricultural incomes: good or bad news?
EU agricultural real income per worker has risen again in 2011, raising serious questions regarding the idea of continuous income support endorsed by the European Commission.
The Polish Presidency and Agriculture: A Mixed Performance
The Polish Presidency was not focusing especially on agriculture but has reached some important results as well as missed some opportunities depending on which side of the coin one looks.
The sacred cow of the two pillars
It is stated and accepted everywhere that the future CAP should be based on the existing two pillars, pretending that the current structure is working well.
Public goods measurement concerns in the CAP post 2013
It seems that the Commission neglects the fact that we cannot properly measure the value of public goods in Europe.
On the justification for direct payments
The Commission can always find a reason to justify direct payments.
