Simply better CAP post 2020: mission impossible?

DIS(16)…

Paulo Gouveia, Chief Policy Advisor | Helsinki, 19th April 2016

Key policy Priorities (1)

Common Agricultural Policy:• Guarantee a good implementation of the

reformed policy;• Simplification of the policy, making life easier

for farmers;• The CAP must deliver various objectives: a

common, competitive and market oriented policy that enables the production of safe, quality, nutritious and diverse food for EU consumers.

• Ensure an adequate EU budget for common European policies

Key policy Priorities (2)

Climate Change policy:

• Reflect on the future challenges of the upcoming Climate and Energy Package (mitigation) and on the sustainability of the food systems (climate change adaptation)

• Ensure consistency between climate/ sustainability/environmental policy areas in the upcoming CAP reform;

• Focus on the ongoing discussions on the NECD, the ETS reform, and the Nature Legislation Refit.

Key policy Priorities (3)

Trade policy:

• Reflect on the future challenges of the recent WTO agreement (e.g. export credits, domestic support);

• Ensure consistency of bi-lateral with multilateral trade agreements, in particular TTIP and Mercosur;

• Focus on concluding FTA with Japan and the possible opening of bi-lateral trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand.

Key policy Priorities (4)

Other policy areas: Investments in Green Growth Food Chain (quality and promotion policies;

anti-microbial resistance; functioning of the food chain; nutrition and health; consumer information; …)

Downward share of consumer euro Reducing share of the export euro Agricultural technology, big data, … Circular economy including Bio-economy Revision of the nature legislation

What are the main drivers for change of the CAP

1.Societal expectations;

2.Climate Change;

3.Structural Changes;

4.International Trade;

5.Functioning of the Markets.

EU policies must

1. Ensure a competitive agricultural sector;

2. Guarantee a sustainable agro-food chain;

3. Contribute to functioning partnerships along the food chain in EU and global markets – farmers share in EU consumer and trade euro is in decline;

4. Contribute to deliver food security.

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