| ELCAP
- E-Learning Course on the Common Agricultural Policy |
The quickest
way to learn about the history, present and future reform of
the CAP in eight easy accessible modules. With contributions
from leading European experts.
Participation is free of charge. For more information and to
enrole on the course Click
Here |
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| Some
views on Agricultural Policy Issues |
| Capreform.eu
- The CAP Reform blog, is the place to go for news, views and
analysis relating to the European Union’s Common Agricultural
Policy. The blog brings together the work of researchers, activists
and analysts from across Europe and elsewhere - Visit
Website |
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Is
Agri-Environment Support Well Designed And Managed?
- Report by European Court Of Auditors |
| Agri-environment
is a key EU policy; it involves around 2,5 billion euro of EU
funds per year and aims to respond to society’s increasing
demand for environmental services. Management of this policy
is shared by the Commission and the Member States. Against this
background, the Court’s audit assessed whether this rural
development measure is well designed and managed - View
Full Report |
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| CAP
towards 2020 |
| Presentation
by Aidan O'Driscoll, Irish Department of Agricultre, Food and
the Marine and the most senior Irish official involved in the
negotiations - Download |
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| CAP
Reforms - What lies ahead |
| Presentation
by Peter Young, Irish Farmers Journal specialist on the CAP
- Download |
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| The
CAP towards 2020: Presidency conclusions |
| Meeting
the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the
future - Presidency conclusions on the communication from the
Commission: 3077th Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting,
Brussels, 17 March 2011 - Download |
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| EU's
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP): Tools Protecting European
Farmers |
| Analytical
Note written by South Centre - Download |
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| Reformers
left isolated in EU farm policy debate |
| European
Union governments calling for far-reaching reform of the bloc's
farm policy from 2014 were left isolated, after 20 EU countries
signed a joint declaration opposing radical change - More |
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| MEPs
back national freedom to ban GM crops |
| The European
Parliament's environment committee yesterday (12 April) backed
proposals by the EU executive to give member states a choice
of whether to ban cultivation of GM crops on their territory,
adding environmental impacts to a list of grounds on which restrictions
could be imposed - More |
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| Subsidy
Withdrawal: Efficiency rules in New Zealand |
| Farming
in New Zealand changed irrevocably in November 1984. That was
the month the country's new government, faced with a financial
crisis, decided to end all direct support payments to its farmers
with virtually immediate effect - More |
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| Developing
countries fear being duped by green economy |
| The 2012
UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) – or
'Rio+20' summit – is being held exactly two decades after
a landmark international conference in Rio de Janeiro. Hosted
by Brazil, the 2012 summit will seek to secure renewed commitment
for sustainable development and assess progress done
- More |
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| WTO
faces tough choices after latest Doha setback |
| World Trade
Organisation members have little time left to rescue the 10-year
old Doha trade talks and end a fight over manufacturing trade
between the United States and major emerging economies like
China, India and Brazil before they meet next week in Geneva
- More |
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| New
Commission analysis looks at the surge in agriculture trade
in 2010 |
| World agricultural
trade reached an all-time high in 2010 - at least 12% above
the previous record set in 2008 - according to a new MAP (Monitoring
Agri-trade Policy) report published by the Commission's Directorate-General
for Agriculture & Rural Development - More |
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| Sarkozy:
France needs no excuse to defend EU farm policy |
| Delivering
a speech to the French agricultural community yesterday (18
January), French President Nicolas Sarkozy said debate on reform
of EU farm policy for the post-2013 era and bailouts of financially
troubled EU countries were linked - More |
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| The
CAP towards 2020: meeting the food, natural resources and territorial
challenges of the future |
| DG for
Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission - Download
Presentation |
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| CAP
Citizens' summary |
| Agriculture
in Europe after 2013, Why does the Common Agricultural Policy
need a Reform? - More |
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| The
CAP towards 2020: Meeting the food, natural resources and territorial
challenges of the future |
| Communication
from the commission to the European parliament, the council,
the european economic and social committee and the committee
of the regions - Download |
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| Reform
the CAP, Harvest a better Europe! |
| This webpage
is a resource for all those interested in CAP reform: politicians,
civil servants, NGO activists, journalists and citizens (Editor
Valentin-Zahrnt) - Visit
website |
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| Report
on future of CAP after 2013 |
| By European
Parliment committee on Agriculture and Rural Development - Download |
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| Commission
links CAP reform to 2020 economic agenda |
| The EU's
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) should be reformed in a way
that unlocks the potential of rural areas to contribute to the
bloc's economic growth strategy for 2020, European Commission
officials told agriculture journalists last week - More |
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| CAP2020
“Visions and Design”: Securing a CAP for the Future |
| There has
been much debate on the extent to which "payments for environmental
goods and services provide a robust rationale for a future CAP".
In the context of a post 2013 CAP, the conference seeks to address
the following questions - More |
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| The
CAP in perspective: from market intervention to policy innovation |
| This European
Commission Brief will take you through the policy developments
of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that have taken place
since 1992, when the first substantial reforms took place. With
these achievements in mind, it then looks at the challenges
for the future CAP - More |
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| Why
do we Need a Common Agricultural Policy? |
| Discussion
Paper by DG Agriculture and Rural Development December 2009
- Download |
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| Update
of Analysis of Prospects in the Scenar 2020 Study |
| Executive
Summary of Report - Download |
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| A
simplified CAP for Europe - a success for all |
| Communication
from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council
- Download
Full Report |
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| Council
of EU adopt Common Agricultural Policy "Health Check"
19/01/09 |
| Press
Release - The Council of European Union adopt Common Agricultural
Policy "Health Check" legislative package - See
Full Report |
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| "Health
Check" of the Common Agricultural Policy
- 20/11/08 |
| EU agriculture
ministers reached a political agreement on the Health Check
of the Common Agricultural Policy. The Health Check will modernise,
simplify and streamline the CAP and remove restrictions on farmers,
thus helping them to respond better to signals from the market
and to face new challenges - See
Full Details |
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| Health
check architecture |
| The “Health
Check” of the CAP reform: Legislative proposals. Powerpoint
Presentation by European Commission - View |
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Health
Check Impact Assessment |
| The “Health
Check” of the CAP reform: Impact Assessment - Powerpoint
Presentation by DG for Agriculture and Rural Development European
Commission - View |
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Towards
the CAP Health Check and the European Budget Review
The
proposals, Options for Reform and Issues Arising |
A paper
commissioned by the German Marshal Fund
September 2007
This paper
discusses the prospects for agricultural policy reform in
the European union arising from the 2008 Health Check of the
CAP and the review of the Eruopean budget, due to be completed
in 2009
Download
Paper from the Institute for European Environmental
Policy Website |
