The string of debates linked to the post-2020 Common
Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform will kick off in the
morning.
MEPs will first debate the proposed update of the draft
financing, management and monitoring rules with
rapporteur Ulrike Müller (ALDE,
DE) and then, still in the morning, the strategic
plans amendments tabled by rapporteur Esther Herranz García
(EPP, ES).
In the afternoon, the committee will discuss the opinion of
the European Court of Auditors on the Commission’s CAP
reform proposals with its member João Figueiredo and
Commissioner . The debate on ways to
improve the draft common market organisation rules with
rapporteur Eric
Andrieu (S&D, FR) will follow immediately
afterwards.
WHERE: Paul-Henri Spaak (PHS) building in
Brussels, room 1A002
WHEN: Wednesday, 21 November, roughly
09:30 - 12:30 and 14:30 - 17:00
You can follow the morning debate here and the
afternoon one here.
The draft reports:
Background
MEPs laid out their position on
the post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform in
a resolution the
European Parliament adopted on 30 May. The future EU farm
policy must be smarter, simpler, fairer and more
sustainable, they said. They rejected any
“renationalisation” of the CAP and insisted on maintaining
the CAP budget at its current level as a minimum.
In a debate with Commissioner on 11 June, ten days
after the EU’s executive revealed the legislative proposals
for the post-2020 CAP, MEPs
said that the draft reform plans lack ambition and
a proper budgetary backing.
MEPs also organised a public
hearing and a workshop to
debate the future EU’s farm policy with experts before
coming up with their proposals.
The CAP reform is closely linked to debates on the future
EU's long-term budget. Here, the Agriculture
Committee firmly
rejected any cuts in the post-2020 funding of the
CAP.
The final wording of the new CAP laws will be co-decided by
the Parliament and the Council.
