On 22 March 2019, the European Institute of Romania, in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Coordination Unit for Romania’s Presidency of the Council of the EU and the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, organised a Conference on the “Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy”, event included in the calendar of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The theme was a topical issue for EU as a whole: the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in the context of the current negotiations regarding the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2021-2027). Representatives of the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Parliament of Romania, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of European Funds and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, as well as experts and analysts specialised in European affairs, participated in the event.
The key questions underlying the vivid dialogue held during the two panels were: What are the key elements of the new green architecture for CAP post 2020? How can we implement the New Delivery Model for CAP post 2020, proposed by the European Commission? Where are we in the co-decision process for CAP reform? How could MFF 2021 – 2027 outcome influence the future CAP? What might be the timeline for the implementation of the Commission proposal?
Thus, the first panel was an opportunity to discuss various aspects regarding the present and future of the Common Agricultural Policy, a key element of the European Union’s architecture and, at the same time, a partnership between agriculture and society and between Europe and its farmers. The second panel focused on the CAP reform in the context of the current negotiations regarding the future long-term EU budget (Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027). The proposals put forward by the European Commission on 1 June 2018 include a new CAP model where Member States would have more flexibility to customize their decisions and adapt them to local circumstances. In relation to the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027, CAP has to tackle a whole range of challenges in terms of programming logic (for instance: applications for protection, protection mechanisms, budget allocation procedures, eligibility criteria), as well as of spending sustainability and total value of allocated amounts.
Concept Note_Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy
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