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EU agricultural policy and public support
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Eurobarometer survey data indicates widespread public support for European agriculture and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Approximately 95% of Europeans view agriculture and rural areas as vital to the future of the European Union, while 93% consider securing a stable food supply a crucial priority. Respondents highlighted achievements such as sustainable natural resource management and the strengthening of the farmers’ role. Consumer preferences show a strong emphasis on quality, origin, quality and environmental standards, origin, with nearly 80% of respondents citing EU origin as an important factor in food purchases. In response to this sentiment, response, the European Commission intends to launch a ‘Buy european food’ campaign. As public support remains high, negotiations are accelerating for the 2028 CAP reform scheduled for 2028. This upcoming accelerate, discussions have moved into technical and political sessions in Brussels. The Council AGRIFISH is currently establishing a framework seeks for the post-2027 period, focusing on challenges such as drought, fertilizer prices, and market pressures. Czech Agriculture Minister Martin Šebestyán has emphasized the necessity for simplified rules and legal certainty, particularly regarding the definitions of ‘farmer’ and ‘active farmer’. He also called for flexibility in direct payment caps to prioritize food sovereignty, competitiveness, accommodate regional differences and environmental transition, while addressing administrative simplification requested specific funding to combat drought. In the farming sector, leadership at the Copa and Cogeca organizations has been renewed, with Massimiliano Giansanti re-elected as President of Copa and Lennart Nilsson confirmed as leader of Cogeca through 2027. Giansanti has advocated for a strong CAP, an increased budget to match inflation, and a coherent trade policy, noting that upcoming EU decisions will ‘shape the economic challenges facing livestock farming. lives of millions of farmers’.
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