Commissioner for Agriculture

Only a ‘small percentage’ of farmers to face CAP payment limits

The Commission has said that coupled payments and investment aid can plug the gap left by a reduction of income supports for the largest 4% of the EU's farmers.

NEWS 19 November 2025

Only a ‘small percentage’ of farmers to face CAP payment limits

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Commission wants to double young farmer numbers

Commission wants to double young farmer numbers

NEWS 22 October 2025

Agriculture commissioner leads mission to Brazil

Agriculture commissioner leads mission to Brazil

NEWS 19 October 2025

Farm succession: grasping the nettle

Farm succession: grasping the nettle

Farm succession: grasping the nettle

NEWS 13 August 2025

Commission tries to spin CAP cuts as a farming win

Commission tries to spin CAP cuts as a farming win

Commission tries to spin CAP cuts as a farming win

NEWS 23 July 2025

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CAP latest: MEP fury at Commission's denial it wants to pillage farm funds

CAP latest: MEP fury at Commission's denial it wants to pillage farm funds

MEPs have returned fire in the Commission's battle to dissolve the standalone CAP budget to leave farmers competing with non-agricultural programmes for funding.

NEWS 13 May 2025

€300bn ringfenced for farm 'income supports' in official EU budget plans

€300bn ringfenced for farm 'income supports' in official EU budget plans

The Commission is looking to broaden the definition of income supports beyond what will be the successor schemes to those currently under Pillar 1.

NEWS 13 May 2025

Big week in Brussels for future of farm funds

Big week in Brussels for future of farm funds

Discussions around the upcoming proposals for the next EU long-term budget have been dominated by speculation that the dedicated budget currently assigned to CAP could be axed.

NEWS 13 May 2025

Mercosur mirror clauses only a 'mirage' - McNamara

Mercosur mirror clauses only a 'mirage' - McNamara

The promise of mirror clauses, McNamara said, increasingly appears to be a mirage to placate, and ultimately deceive, farmers and consumers.

NEWS 13 May 2025

Hansen vows to fight for CAP budget

Hansen vows to fight for CAP budget

The European Commission is set to unveil its plans for the post-2027 CAP next month.

NEWS 13 May 2025

Battle ahead to protect CAP funding

Battle ahead to protect CAP funding

Single fund proposals would lead to "a 27 speed EU in terms of agricultural policy, Elli Tsiforou told the IFA CAP meeting on Tuesday evening.

NEWS 13 May 2025

IFA piles pressure on Minister to fight for 'threatened' CAP budget

IFA piles pressure on Minister to fight for 'threatened' CAP budget

An unexpected announcement that CAP proposals are to come from Brussels at the same time as EU budget proposals has unsettled the IFA.

NEWS 13 May 2025

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