Cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) cannot be avoided but should be acceptable, the EU Budget Commissioner, Gunther Oettinger has said.
Speaking in Finland on Thursday, the commissioner said the cuts should “avoid damaging” programmes such as CAP.
“Brexit is a game changer, so we have to see how to close the gap [in funding] - a gap which after the transition phase, [is about] €12 or €13bn a year.
“Compared with 2011 to 2013, when we discussed the current multiannual financial framework, we have a lot of new challenges and responsibilities. It’s about added value,” he said.
Oettinger also said that the EU has to ensure that the next CAP is traditional, but not old-fashioned.
“Our farmers need [ongoing] stable financial support. Our regions need to invest in infrastructure, in buildings, or in people. These two big programmes, Cohesion and CAP - we can’t avoid cuts [to them], but these cuts should be acceptable.”
On Wednesday, 2 May, Oettinger is to announce his plans for the EU budget post-2020, including how much money he intends to allocate to the next CAP.
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Cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) cannot be avoided but should be acceptable, the EU Budget Commissioner, Gunther Oettinger has said.
Speaking in Finland on Thursday, the commissioner said the cuts should “avoid damaging” programmes such as CAP.
“Brexit is a game changer, so we have to see how to close the gap [in funding] - a gap which after the transition phase, [is about] €12 or €13bn a year.
“Compared with 2011 to 2013, when we discussed the current multiannual financial framework, we have a lot of new challenges and responsibilities. It’s about added value,” he said.
Oettinger also said that the EU has to ensure that the next CAP is traditional, but not old-fashioned.
“Our farmers need [ongoing] stable financial support. Our regions need to invest in infrastructure, in buildings, or in people. These two big programmes, Cohesion and CAP - we can’t avoid cuts [to them], but these cuts should be acceptable.”
On Wednesday, 2 May, Oettinger is to announce his plans for the EU budget post-2020, including how much money he intends to allocate to the next CAP.
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