Categoria: Organizações
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Plano Estratégico da PAC começou coxo e carente de revisão penalizando agricultores – Confagri
As cooperativas agrícolas avisaram hoje que o Plano Estratégico da Política Agrícola Comum (PEPAC) começou coxo e “carente de revisão”, um dos fatores que disseram contribuir para pôr em causa a qualidade da alimentação e a viabilidade das explorações. “A alta dos preços dos alimentos está a pôr em causa a qualidade alimentar da população…
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The CAP budget is shrinking fast, removing any leverage for Green Deal investment
Following the Commission proposals on a Green Deal and Farm to Fork strategies, we’ve been hearing too often, including from Vice-President Timmermans, that any negative impacts on farmer’s incomes can be compensated by the Common Agricultural Policy. The latest concrete example of this argument is in the Commission proposal for a Regulation on the Sustainable…
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Plano estratégico da PAC vai cortar apoios aos pequenos e médios agricultores
Com a aprovação do Plano Estratégico da Política Agrícola Comum (PEPAC) para Portugal, a aplicar no período 2023-2027, confirmam-se as más notícias para a Agricultura Familiar, para os consumidores e para o ambiente. Se na versão inicial, apresentada no final de 2021, o Governo português já revelava a intenção de prosseguir a aplicação da PAC…
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If agriculture becomes a key power lever in global geopolitics, the European Union remains our best collective asset!
On this Europe Day, the farming community reiterates its commitment to the common policies of the EU. Since its creation, the EU has made it possible to build a prosperous and peaceful Europe by giving its farmers and cooperatives a robust and structured framework. This year also marks the 60 years of the Common Agricultural…
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Food Security: Back at the top of the European political agenda
Like peace, food security has long been taken for granted in Europe. The violence of the war on the borders of Europe has exploded along with the awareness that we have to worry about the supply of raw materials: energy and agriculture commodities. So, food security has once again entered our political agenda and our…
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Spain: CAP Strategic Plan 2023-27
Strategic priorities Spain proposes a CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 that “aims at the sustainable development of agriculture, food and rural areas to ensure the food security of society through a competitive sector and a living rural environment”. On the basis that the agri-food system is strategic for Spain, the Plan aims to lay the foundations…
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Summary description of a H2020 field-scale experiment
Farm Europe is involved in a Horizon 2020 research program, called ‘Plastic in Agricultural Production: Impacts, Life-cycle and LONg-term Sustainability’ (PAPILLONS), which has been launched to explore the impacts of micro-nano plastics in agricultural soils, which represent a key issue for the future of the sustainability and competitiveness of European agriculture. This project gathers universities, research…
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Poland – CAP National Strategic Plan
Strategic priorities In Poland, rural and agricultural areas occupy 85% and 52% of the country, respectively. Rural areas are inhabited by approximately 15 million people, 38% of Poland’s total population. There are approximately 1.4 million farms throughout the country. The main sectors are dairy, cereals, pigs, poultry and horticulture. Agriculture in Poland is characterized by…
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Livestock in the EU – periodic news
The proper treatment of farm animals is increasingly important to consumers, which is reflected in the desire to ban long transports and the transport of newborns. As a result, European livestock production (dairy and beef herds) is expected to decrease in the future – in line with European dietary trends, visible through the appeal of…
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ITALY: CAP Strategic Plan 2023-27
Strategic priorities: organic farming and livestock The Plan recognizes the importance of organic farming to contribute to the achievement of all environmental objectives; indeed, the sector is allocated about 2.5 billion euro in the five-year period within the rural development. The allocation already foreseen by rural development (1.5 billion euros) is in fact integrated with…
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COP26 & Agriculture
The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) has finished on the 12th of November. During the ongoing negotiations, the European Commission has published a laconic, just a few sentences long news: “countries participating at the COP26, as part of the discussions on agriculture, agreed on the need for a transition towards sustainable and climate-resilient food…
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Agri Promotion 2022
As an early Christmas present, the Commission has announced its support of a total of €185.9 million for the promotion of EU agri-food products for 2022. Nevertheless, upon taking a closer look, one might realize that this is not the gift one might have asked for. To begin with, the objective of this budget is…
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Participação da CNA na 2ª fase de consulta pública de PEPAC
Conhecida a proposta do Governo, as notícias não são boas para a Agricultura Familiar, para os consumidores ou para o Ambiente […]
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European Parliament confirms its support for the new CAP, last uncertainties must now be solved
After more than three years of complex negotiations, Copa and Cogeca welcome the timely adoption by the European Parliament on the future CAP. […]
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Transatlantic cooperation to face global agricultural challenges
During the morning of November 3rd, European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski and US Secretary for Agriculture Tom Vilsack […]
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Proposta da CAP para a Arquitetura Verde
No âmbito da Reforma da Política Agrícola Comum (PAC), está a decorrer a elaboração do Plano Estratégico da PAC (PEPAC), documento que regerá os apoios a […]
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Farm to Fork: new studies unveil the economic effects of the strategy
A new study from the Kiel University, Germany, takes a clear cut conclusion on the effect of F2F on the agricultural sector in the UE. And while the US tires to create a coalition […]
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Methane Strategy – After the Farm to Fork debate, the European Parliament proposes a new binding target that will weigh down its livestock sector
Yesterday, the ENVI Committee of the European Parliament adopted its report on the Commission’s Methane Strategy. While Copa and Cogeca support many of the adopted […]
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Contríbuto da CERSUL e das OP’s de Elvas para a PEPAC
A CERSUL – Agrupamento de Produtores de Cereais do Sul com o suporte de todas as Organizações de Produtores de Elvas, a Elipec – Agrupamento de Produtores de […]
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State of the Union 2021
At the 10th anniversary of the event, Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, has given today her second ‘State of the Union Address’ at the European […]
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The impact of the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategy – Lots of pain for little gain
The Commission has finally released a study on the impact of its F2F and Biodiversity Strategy proposals on the agriculture sector. […]
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Green Energy Platform – “Fit for 55” : renewables from EU agriculture key to make EU’s ambition affordable, realistic and sustainable
The Green Energy Platform (GEP) welcomes the level of ambition and the fact that renewable energy from EU agriculture (i.e. biofuels & biomethane) is recognised as an essential lever for achieving the objectives of the draft « Fit for 55 » package, in particular for transport, which is the most challenging sector to decarbonise. However,…
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Prior to the CAP agreement, the European farmers’confidence index showed a slight but promising increasein 202
The European farmers’ confidence survey was carried out in seven EU Member States and theUK, and saw a tendency for a slight increase […]
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14 ONGA afirmam: Plano Estratégico da PAC para Portugal não promove uma agricultura mais amiga do ambiente e perpetua o assalto à natureza
O PEPAC é determinante para a implementação da Política Agrícola Comum (PAC) 2022-27 em Portugal, e o seu desenho e implementação condicionarão o futuro da biodiversidade […]
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EMB sobre o acordo da PAC: Os instrumentos de crise são quase um sucesso, a falta de justiça de preço é um fracasso!
O acordo sobre a reforma da PAC, que foi oficialmente aprovado pelo Conselho de Ministros da Agricultura na segunda-feira, é um passo importante na direção certa, permitindo uma maior […]
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Nova PAC é negativa para a Agricultura Familiar, para a pequena e média Agricultura e para a Soberania Alimentar do País
Considerada como um dos grandes objectivos da Presidência Portuguesa da União Europeia, a ambição da conclusão das negociações da reforma da Política Agrícola Comum (PAC) resulta […]
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Opacidade da próxima Política Agrícola Comum preocupa agricultores portugueses
Negociações concluídas sem o acompanhamento técnico do setor e com desconhecimento sobre o conteúdo do Acordo anunciado para o período 2023/27 suscitam reservas […]
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Copa and Cogeca’s preliminary reaction to the agreement found on the CAP
After three years of complicated negotiations and an uncountable number of trilogues, we welcome the fact that negotiators have finally reached […]
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Acordo sobre a nova PAC gera expetativas no sector agrícola
A CONFAGRI congratula-se por, após longas negociações, se tenha alcançado, hoje, um acordo sobre a PAC a vigorar até 2027. […]
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Envelope Financeiro do POSEI mantido a partir de 2023
Após prolongadas e complexas negociações, a Federação Agrícola dos Açores comunica que os negociadores do Parlamento Europeu, do Conselho da União Europeia e da Comissão […]
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CAP: The tools for dual performance are there, it’s up to the Member States to mobilize them!
Farm Europe welcomes the agreement on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy reached today. It preserves the common dimension of this policy and it provides the means to […]
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European farmers mobilised around the latest CAP trilogue – Negotiators must reach a good compromise this week!
Despite COVID-19 limitations, the EU farming community was mobilised today at the call of Copa and Cogeca in front of the European Parliament […]
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CAP e ASAJA conjugam esforços para que reforma da PAC esteja concluída até ao final da presidência portuguesa
A CAP – Confederação dos Agricultores de Portugal e a sua congénere Espanhola ASAJA – Asociación Agraria de Jóvenes Agricultores, conjugam esforços para que reforma da Política […]
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Biofuels: A way for agriculture to contribute to the Green Deal goals
Agriculture can be an active part of the Green Deal and positively contribute to reach the ambitious goals that Europe has in terms of reducing GHG emissions. […]
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CAP reform: Determination and pragmatism versus hubbub and posturing
Farm Europe did not wish to comment on the failure of the negotiations last week, and to add its own accusations to the hubbub of sterile invective on social media. These accusations […]
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Governo deve focar-se em concluir com sucesso as negociações da PAC no decurso da Presidência Portuguesa da UE
CAP apela à Ministra da Agricultura para que faça um “derradeiro esforço” e manifesta-se disponível para ajudar o Governo Português a concluir com sucesso o acordo sobre a PAC até ao final de junho. […]
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Copa and Cogeca express growing frustration after the lack of political agreement on the CAP trilogue and point to the direct responsibility of the Agriculture Commissioner in this setback
After failing to reach an agreement during the CAP trilogue, considered key by stakeholders from all parts, Copa and Cogeca are extremely disappointed with the state of discussions on the […]
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New Genomic Techniques: regulatory implications of the last Commission’s report
Farm Europe discussed, today, the regulatory implications of the last report (1) presented by the European Commission on the status of new genomic techniques (NGT), during a digital event […]
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The Farm to Fork & Biodiversity Strategy timeline: the long road still ahead…
O artigo foi publicado originalmente em Farm Europe.
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The Farm to Fork & Biodiversity Strategy timeline: the long road still ahead…