What the next CAP might look like – the factors EU insiders think will shape the big decisions
Senior EU officials offered an insight into their thinking at a Brussels briefing, and while they insist they are listening to farmers’ concerns and say they are determined to improve incomes, don’t expect a dramatic reboot of agricultural policy
'EU agricultural policy-makers are coming to terms with the widespread farmer protests of recent months, much of which have been seen as a rebuke of their own farm policies over the past decade'. Photo: Getty
Amid the maze of office buildings in Brussels, EU civil servants are quietly planning for the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform.
In a recent briefing to EU journalists, senior EU officials shed light on their pivotal considerations as they begin to shape the next CAP.
