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European Parliament votes on CAP simplification and strengthening farmers’ position in the food supply chain

The European Parliament voted today to determine its position on two amending pieces of legislation proposed by the Commission that can significantly modify rules for Member States and farmers in the remaining years of the current CAP. One is the Omnibus Simplification Regulation COM (2025) 236 amending the CAP Strategic Plans Regulation 2021/2115 and the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation 1308/2013, while the other is the proposal COM (2024) 577 to amend the CMO Regulation and some aspects of the Strategic Plans Regulation to strengthen farmers’ position in the food supply chain.

The context for these two proposals is, firstly, the general shift in Commission priorities to boost competitiveness, innovation and growth in the wake of the Draghi report. This report called for increased investment in innovation, a stronger Single Market through market integration, a greater focus on resilience and strategic autonomy for critical sectors like energy and raw materials, as well as a more supportive business environment by reducing regulatory burdens.… Read the rest

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AGRIFISH Council on CAP reform negotiations in mid-March

The AGRIFISH Council and the AGRI Committee of the European Parliament both held meetings to discuss their respective positions on the Commission’s proposed CAP regulations for the period post 2020 on Monday March 18th last. These meetings provided an opportunity to assess the progress made in each body to agree their initial positions as well as giving some insights into the changes that might be proposed. The AGRIFISH Council meeting was more informative in this respect. The AGRI Committee debate lacked focus because no formal positions were presented at its meeting and we must wait until its April meetings to see the compromise amendments it will decide. This post gives an update on the discussions in the AGRIFISH Council focusing on proposed amendments to the Strategic Plans Regulation.

Positions in the AGRIFISH Council

The debate in the Council was based on a Romanian Presidency progress report which was accompanied by specific drafting amendments to the Commission’s three proposed regulations for the CAP post 2020.… Read the rest