Categoria: Futuro da PAC
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Comissão Europeia publica regulamentos de transição da PAC pós 2020, reconhecendo que a implementação da nova PAC será adiada
A Comissão Europeia adotou um regime de transição entre o atual programa de desenvolvimento rural e próximo programa […]
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Portugal rejeita corte nas contribuições para orçamento da UE. Quer ir buscar receitas aos gigantes digitais
O primeiro-ministro defende que é necessária a criação de recursos próprios da União Europeia. Isto poderia ser alcançado, por exemplo, através da tributação dos gigantes tecnológicos. Portugal defende que os Estados-membros devem contribuir com 1,16% do Rendimento Nacional Bruto para o orçamento da União Europeia (UE). Uma proposta de compromisso entre a sugestão de 1%…
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António Costa junta-se aos “Amigos da Coesão” para rejeitar cortes nos fundos comunitários
Os Estados-membros “Amigos da Coesão” reúnem-se na terça-feira em Praga, devendo reiterar a sua oposição aos cortes previstos para aquela política no próximo orçamento plurianual da União Europeia. Os Estados-membros pertencentes a este grupo vão debater, no Castelo de Praga, o Quadro Financeiro Plurianual (QFP) da União Europeia para o período 2021-2027, insistindo na centralidade…
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Comissão Europeia prepara-se para apresentar a Proposta de Regulamento de Transição para a PAC pós 2020
A CNA está a participar hoje em Bruxelas no Grupo de Diálogo Civil da Comissão Europeia, dedicado ao desenvolvimento rural […]
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Potential impact of a proposal of CAP 1st pillar aids based on AWU across the EU
A department reporting to the French Prime minister tabled last week a report proposing to consider a switch from 1st pillar aids per ha to a payment per AWU (and eventually the remaining part of the 1st pillar budget per ha). It suggested a 8000 €/AWU which would not be doable in any case as it would…
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Apoios do 2.º Pilar da PAC vão ter concursos separados para sequeiro e regadio
O Programa do XXII Governo Constitucional já está publicado. E, no que diz respeito à Política Agrícola Comum (PAC) pós-2020, o segundo Executivo liderado por António Costa, defende a convergência dos pagamentos directos do 1.º Pilar da PAC e a discriminação positiva, ao nível dos apoios do 2.º Pilar da PAC, do sequeiro, promovendo concursos…
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Will Eating Good Quality Healthy Food Become a Privilege in Europe ?
“Consumers today want it all: healthy, tasty, convenient, sustainable and affordable food. Sustainability and traceability are key requirements but very few shoppers are ready to pay a premium for these new benefits. People switch brands and products for sustainability and traceability reasons but these additional features comes with additional costs and do not bring any…
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Governo diz que “é justo” contar com uma nova PAC ajustada à região
O titular da pasta da Agricultura do Governo dos Açores defendeu que é “justo” contar com um novo orçamento da Política Agrícola Comum (PAC) ajustado às necessidades regionais face ao “bom que tem sido feito” no setor. “Penso que ficou claro o que de bom tem sido feito no setor agrícola açoriano, também ao nível…
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Agri-Fish Council – Focus on the Discussion on Post 2020 CAP reform package
In a nutshell: —> The Finnish Presidency‘s intention is to pursue the technical discussion & the two forthcoming ‘Agriculture and Fisheries Council’ meetings in November and December to discuss the higher environmental ambition of the CAP and the New Delivery Model. Furthermore, the Presidency intends to present updated drafting suggestions on all three Regulations by early December; —> On…
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THE US RETALIATION LIST ON THE AIRBUS SUBSIDIES CASE
THE HEAVILY IMPACTED AGRICULTURE SECTOR SHOULD GET MUCH NEEDED HELP The US retaliation list has been published, and as unfortunately I had anticipated it is loaded against EU agriculture exports to the US. Although the dispute is on aircraft subsidies, agriculture leads the list of the products targeted, with roughly the double of the trade…
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Capoulas Santos diz estar otimista sobre dotação da PAC pós-2020
O ministro da Agricultura, Luís Capoulas Santos, afirmou esta segunda-feira estar otimista que sejam alcançados os objetivos portugueses de manter a dotação da Política Agrícola Comum (PAC) para o período pós-2020. Em declarações aos jornalistas, no Luxemburgo, Capoulas Santos realçou o que considera ser as boas notícias para a agricultura portuguesa decorrentes da negociação, em…
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Capoulas vai ao Luxemburgo debater reforma da PAC e estratégia para as florestas
O ministro da Agricultura, Florestas e Desenvolvimento Rural, Luís Capoulas Santos, participa, no próximo dia 14 de Outubro, na reunião do Conselho de Ministros da Agricultura da União Europeia. Em análise volta a estar o processo de Reforma da Política Agrícola Comum (PAC) e a estratégia da UE para as florestas pós-2020. A reunião ocorrerá…
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BREXIT – A LAST CHANCE FOR AN EXIT DEAL?
We are now barely 3 weeks before the (latest) deadline for Brexit, which should concentrate minds, in particular of those with political responsibilities, on how best to unlock a reasonable solution. The new element is the latest UK proposal, which departs from the previous signed but never approved withdrawal agreement. The new proposal accepts an…
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NEW BREEDING TECHNIQUES: JUMPING GENES & GENE DRIVE UNDER THE LIGHT
Posted on 03/10/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe This month some interesting news that worth more than a look come from both EU & U.S. recent research results and polls. Researchers from Cambridge University highlighted the capacity of transposons, better known as “jumping genes” to rapidly generate new traits in various crops to make harvesting…
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WINE SECTOR: A SMALL BUT QUALITATIVE EU HARVEST
Posted on 03/10/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe First of all a quick look at the 2019 harvest forecasts for main EU wine producers: extreme weather conditions of last summer had a huge impact, notably for Italy, where a decline of 10% in comparison with 2018 has been estimated. Same goes for France, with a wine…
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Novo comissário europeu da Agricultura promete mudar modelo de reforma da PAC
O novo comissário europeu da Agricultura, o polaco Janusz Wojciechowski assegurou esta quarta-feira (2 de novembro) que irá mudar o modelo de reforma da PAC proposto pelo anterior comissário, o irlandês Phil Hogan. “A proposta da Comissão Europeia é apenas uma proposta inicial (…) e estou aberto a continuar a debatê-la e a emendá-la. A…
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Viabilidade económica das explorações agrícolas de Portugal Continental
A AGRO.GES faz uma análise da viabilidade económica das empresas agrícolas fazendo […]
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THE BEGINNING OF A US-EU TRADE WAR?
The “hot autumn” for trade that we predicted in a previous post gets dangerously close, as it would seem the US got the WTO final green light to apply sanctions to EU exports, on the Airbus subsidies case. The EU might also get the opportunity to impose its own sanctions when a final decision is…
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How can the EU avoid actually importing deforestation?
The EU is well aware of the situation and is committed to act against it. Just recently the European Commission has published its Communication “on stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests”, in which it calls for “a variety of regulatory and non-regulatory actions” and proposes a list of initial actions…
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UE líder no comércio agroalimentar a nível mundial
Um relatório anual hoje publicado pela Comissão confirma, mais uma vez, a posição de maior exportador mundial de produtos agroalimentares ocupada pela UE, cujas exportações atingiram 138 mil milhões de EUR em 2018. Os produtos agrícolas representam uma proporção importante (7 %) do valor total dos bens exportados pela UE em 2018, surgindo em quarto lugar após…
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Wine sector: What did we miss during the just ended Summer Break?
Posted on 06/09/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe Here below a quick “catch-up exercise” with latest news and market insights from the wine sector. First of all, on 1 July 2019 the full text of the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement (reached on 28 June 2019) was published. Wine is amongst the key agri-food products of EU export…
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Leite, frutas e legumes distribuídos a alunos graças ao programa da UE
Com o início de um novo ano letivo, o programa de distribuição de fruta, legumes e leite nas escolas da UE será retomado em 2019-2020 nos países participantes. O regime da UE de distribuição nas escolas visa promover uma alimentação saudável e equilibrada através da distribuição de fruta, legumes e produtos lácteos, propondo simultaneamente programas…
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Os Estados-Membros concordam com a proposta de apoio da Comissão aos produtores irlandeses de carne de bovino afetados pela incerteza do mercado
Os Estados-Membros da UE concordaram hoje com uma proposta da Comissão Europeia no sentido de colocar 50 milhões de euros à disposição dos produtores irlandeses de carne de bovino, que podem ser acompanhados por fundos nacionais para atingir um máximo de 100 milhões de euros. A criação do fundo reflete o reconhecimento pela Comissão dos desafios específicos…
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Seca na Europa: Estados-Membros chegam a acordo sobre as medidas de apoio propostas pela Comissão.
Os Estados-Membros acordaram hoje uma série de medidas de apoio propostas pela Comissão para atenuar as dificuldades financeiras enfrentadas pelos agricultores devido a condições climáticas adversas e para aumentar a disponibilidade de alimentos para animais. Phil Hogan, Comissário responsável pela Agricultura e Desenvolvimento Rural, declarou: «Temos acompanhado de perto a situação desde o início dos…
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New Breeding Techniques *Monthly News* June 2019
Posted on 27/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe New Breeding Techniques *Monthly News* Time Period: June 2019 An informal meeting of EU Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries was held at the beginning of this month in Romania. Among the main topics on the agenda, agricultural research & innovation was central. MEP De Castro made a…
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Negotiations on CAP reform *Monthly News* June 2019
Posted on 27/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe Negotiations on CAP reform *Monthly News* Time period: June 2019 June was marked as follows: At the informal summit in Sibiu on 3 and 4 June, the Romanian Presidency of the Council took note of the fact that it would not finally lead towards a partial general…
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Negotiations for the EU Budget *Monthly News* June 2019
Posted on 27/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe Negotiations for the EU Budget *Monthly News* Time period: June 2019 The last “balance sheet” of the discussions for the future Multiannual Financial Framework was presented to the European Affairs Council, but the document does not contain any figures at this stage, neither on the…
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Wine sector: Policy & Regulatory framework *Monthly News* May 2019
Posted on 26/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe Wine sector: Policy & Regulatory framework *Monthly News* Time Period: May 2019 This month, the main highlights for the wine sector at EU and global level range from further reflections and thoughts on copper use (in France mainly), new adopted rules (at EU level), which are aimed at…
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New Breeding Techniques *Monthly News* May 2019
Posted on 26/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe New Breeding Techniques *Monthly News* Time Period: May 2019 The ECJ ruling on NBTs of last July continues to provide ground for debates at EU level (and not only). At the end of last month, 22 European business organizations representing a vast array of stakeholders (i.g. producers, processors…
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Negotiations on CAP reform *Monthly News* May 2019
Posted on 26/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe Negotiations on CAP reform *Monthly News* Time period: May 2019 May was marked as follows: – EU Agriculture Ministers spoke during last Agri-Fish Council meeting on the proposed CAP performance framework, with positions oscillating between an annual evaluation, an evaluation every two years and two evaluations over…
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Negotiations for the EU Budget *Monthly News* May 2019
Posted on 26/08/201926/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe Negotiations for the EU Budget *Monthly News* Time period: May 2019 The work of the CAP reform is progressing as best they could, but the timetable has not changed and the certainty regarding the agricultural budget 2021-2027 will not come into play until October. The budget…
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A Política Agrícola Comum pós 2020: *Ponto de situação e as Implicações para a Região Norte – 26 de agosto – Penafiel
Confagri vai debater a Política Agrícola Comum pós 2020 na 40º edição da Agrival […]
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Risk and crisis management tools in Agriculture *Monthly News* March-April 2019
Posted on 21/08/201921/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe Risk and crisis management tools in Agriculture *Monthly News* Time period: March-April 2019 The Member of the Agricultural Committee voted on April 8ththe Horizontal Regulation which is the cornerstone of the reform package of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) proposed by the Commission. The concept of a new agricultural reserve, well-funded and…
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Negotiations for the EU Budget *Monthly News* April 2019
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Negotiations on CAP reform *Monthly News* March-April 2019
Negotiations on CAP reform Monthly News March-April 2019 European Parliament: Comagri operates a major community reframing of the reform project March was marked by the elaboration of the drafting of the compromise amendments by ComAgri MEPs on the three texts of the reform rapporteurs, to reinforce the commonality of the rules, as well as…
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Wine sector *Monthly News* April 2019
Posted on 20/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe Wine sector: Policy & Regulatory framework *Monthly News* Time Period: April 2019 This month started withthe awaited votes of the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee (ComAgri) on negotiation positions on the CAP post-2020 reform package, namely the new EU rules for the Common Market Organisation in agricultural products (April…
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NBT’s * Monthly News * March-April 2019
Posted on 20/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe New Breeding Techniques *Monthly News* Time Period: March – April 2019 Persistent concerns but mainly doubts over what the ECJ ruling on NBTs actually means in concrete terms for Member States, are far from being exhausted. At the same time, many research projects of gene-editing adoption in…
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Improve the link between Science, innovation, agriculture and food
FICHE Improve the link between Science, innovation, agriculture and food Today, the agri-food sectors are more than ever confronted with 3 major demands from our society: To provide safe and quality foodnot only to European citizens but as well to world markets, To keep rural areas lively and viable. This means, first and foremost to…
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FOOD CHAIN, NUTRITION AND WELLBEING.
FICHE FOOD CHAIN, NUTRITION AND WELLBEING. The European food chain is facing a big challenge, which is to find a harmonious and positive relationship between diet and health. This is mainly due to the fact that, the EU agro food model is constantly evolving and improving, and its relationship with health issues is becoming growingly…
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ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE
Posted on 14/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe FICHE ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE The EU has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030. Agriculture and agro-forestry have an important role to play to sequester and store carbon, and there is scope to reduce emissions using more efficient and sustainable production methods.…