Month: February 2026

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Institutional Reform Will Shape the Next CAP

How the new MFF architecture and the NRPP could redefine design, delivery and decisions in EU farm policy

This guest post is written by Emil Erjavec, Professor of Agricultural Policy and Economics at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Professor Erjavec is a member of the Tools4CAP Coordination and Support project within the Horizon Europe programme supporting the design and monitoring of the national CAP Strategic Plans 2023-2027 and laying the foundations for a sound preparation of post-2027 Strategic Plans.

The storm sparked in July by the European Commission’s proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and its reorganization of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has now subsided, at least publicly.… Read the rest

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An uncommon CAP?

The European Court of Auditors has released an Opinion on the draft CAP and CMO Regulations proposed by the Commission. It is a welcome analysis as it moves the discussion on the CAP in the next programming period 2028-2034 beyond the budget and governance issues that have dominated the debate to date, and provides an analytical examination of the changes proposed by the Commission for the CAP interventions themselves. There are many useful insights in the Opinion.

The one interpretation that I found puzzling was the ECA’s discussion of crisis payments for farmers (Article 38 of the Fund proposal). Box 5 in the Opinion appears to suggest that, in the event of natural disasters, farmers could also access exceptional aid from the EU Facility in addition to making use of funds available by using the flexibility options in the NRP Fund.… Read the rest

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Beyond the CAP: Recognising Living Heritage for Generational Renewal

A new structural framework for rural resilience and global competitiveness in the face of the Mercosur challenge

By Pablo Palencia Garrido-Lestache

Pablo Palencia Garrido-Lestache is a veterinarian and consultant with over 25 years of experience in One Health and agrifood strategy. He served as the Regional Minister for Rural Development, Livestock, Fisheries, and Food in Cantabria, Spain. Throughout his career, he has led the development of strategic projects for cooperatives and the establishment of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) frameworks, focusing on integrating living heritage and ecosystem services into legal structures to ensure the resilience of livestock production systems. info@iberap.com

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Europe faces a silent but structural crisis in agriculture: generational renewal is failing.… Read the rest