Highlights from the European Parliament's report on
the CAP.
It has been confirmed that the EU Commission will produce its
paper on the CAP post-2013, in November 2010. This will be
discussed by EU farm ministers at the Farm Council during the
winter. After a formal public consultation in early 2011,
legislative proposals will be published at the end of the Hungarian
Presidency in June or July 2011. There are then likely to be
further discussions with the European Parliament (EP) during the
rest of 2011 and probably through into 2012 to arrive at an agreed
compromise.
Over the last few months many papers have been delivered in an
effort to influence the debate on the future of the CAP post-2013.
But one which might hold more weight than most is that of the EP.
Due to the result of the Lisbon Treaty, the Parliament now has
'co-decision' powers over farm policy. This means it has an
equal say with the Farm Council when EU farm ministers meet.
