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EU agriculture policy

May 11, 2018
Published by EPICENTER at May 11, 2018
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Doing More With Less: the Future of the Common Agricultural Policy Post-2020

On May 2 the European Commission released a Communication that outlined the Union’s overall budgetary plan for the 2021 – 2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), which included the proposal of a 5% funding cut to the Common Agricultural Policy.
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April 27, 2017
Published by EPICENTER at April 27, 2017
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Let’s Make EU Agriculture Great Again Lessons From New Zealand

As the debate on the modernisation and simplification of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) gathers pace, European policymakers are called – once again – to re-think Europe’s farming sector.
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December 1, 2016
Published by EPICENTER at December 1, 2016
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The Cap and the Struggle for Development Policy Coherence

Since the 1992 MacSharry reform, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has undergone substantial changes. However, despite a noticeable move towards less market- and trade- distorting policies, the post-2013 CAP continues to harm farmers in developing countries by subsidising agricultural production in the EU.
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October 26, 2015
Published by EPICENTER at October 26, 2015
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EU Member States’ Bans on GM Crops Defy Reason

On Sunday, the New York Times ran a powerful op-ed (“With GMO policies, Europe turns against science,” Sunday 25 Oct 2015) questioning the stance many EU countries have taken on the cultivation of genetically modified crops.
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