Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has lobbied Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan on the continuation of CAP payments to Irish farmers in the event of the next CAP being delayed.
The next CAP is due to come into force next year, however no agreement has been reached to date on budgets.
Should there be no agreement on the CAP budget and the EU’s long-term budget known as the Multiannual Financial Framework, by the end of the year, a transitional arrangement will have to be put in place, allowing CAP money to continue to flow to farmers.
“We have raised the importance of having transitional arrangements in place for the CAP, including the Rural Development Programme, with the Commission at various working groups and the Minister has also raised the matter with the Commissioner,” a Department of Agriculture spokesperson told the Irish Farmers Journal.
The Irish Farmers Journal understands that preparation work on drafting a legal text is underway in Brussels, which is needed to ensure payments continue to farmers in the event of a delay.
Last week Commissioner Hogan said that he is hopeful an agreement will be reached on the next CAP in the autumn, however, in the absence of agreement, it is understood the budget would be agreed on an annual basis.
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Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has lobbied Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan on the continuation of CAP payments to Irish farmers in the event of the next CAP being delayed.
The next CAP is due to come into force next year, however no agreement has been reached to date on budgets.
Should there be no agreement on the CAP budget and the EU’s long-term budget known as the Multiannual Financial Framework, by the end of the year, a transitional arrangement will have to be put in place, allowing CAP money to continue to flow to farmers.
“We have raised the importance of having transitional arrangements in place for the CAP, including the Rural Development Programme, with the Commission at various working groups and the Minister has also raised the matter with the Commissioner,” a Department of Agriculture spokesperson told the Irish Farmers Journal.
The Irish Farmers Journal understands that preparation work on drafting a legal text is underway in Brussels, which is needed to ensure payments continue to farmers in the event of a delay.
Last week Commissioner Hogan said that he is hopeful an agreement will be reached on the next CAP in the autumn, however, in the absence of agreement, it is understood the budget would be agreed on an annual basis.
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