Deadline for public submissions on CAP extended

June 10, 2010

The deadline for submissions to the public debate on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy post-2013 has been extended to close of business on Friday the 11th of June, 2010.

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Minister Smith calls for the future CAP to support farm incomes, encourage competitiveness and innovation and promote sustainability

June 3, 2010
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Speaking at the meeting of the Council of Agriculture Ministers held in Merida, Spain, Tuesday, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD said that “the future common agricultural policy (CAP) must support farm incomes and address the issue of price and income volatility while at the same time avoiding market distortions”.

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The future of European agriculture policy- Call for a public debate

April 13, 2010
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The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dacian Cioloş, yesterday launched a public debate on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in the European Union. Submissions close on June 3rd.

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Public opinion in the European Union is broadly favourable to European agricultural policy and support for farmers

March 31, 2010
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European citizens broadly support the new aims of agricultural policy as conducted at European Union level and a majority are in favour of maintaining its budget. This is one of the main findings of a survey of people’s attitudes to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

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Crisis or Opportunity? The future of the Common Agricultural Policy and the Rural Economy

March 16, 2010
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Alan Kelly MEP is hosting a conference entitled “Crisis or Opportunity? The future of the Common Agricultural Policy and the Rural Economy”. It will take place on Friday, March 26th at 10.00am in the Tipperary Institute’s Thurles Campus situated on the Nenagh road.

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€5 billion for Rural Development

January 30, 2010

The European Commissions’ Rural Development Committee (RDC) has voted on the last proposals from Member States/regions for using EU Recovery Plan and CAP Health Check funding and other transfers within the CAP to address issues including the economic and dairy crisis, and climate change.

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New study on “Public Goods provided by Agriculture in the European Union”

January 25, 2010

The Common Agricultural Policy plays a critical role in helping farmers to deliver environmental goods and services, provided that policies are targeted in the right way. This is the key message of a report published today for DG Agriculture and Rural Development by the Institute for European Environmental Policy.

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Discussions Intensify on New Common Agricultural Policy

January 5, 2010

The Common Agricultural Policy will undergo significant change from 2013, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith. He called on all relevant Irish interests to engage actively and realistically in the discussions on the new CAP, which will intensify in 2010. 

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CAP simplification: Commission to take on further simplification projects

November 21, 2009

Today, the European Commission’s Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development issued a report with the reactions to the 39 simplification suggestions which Member States jointly submitted to the Commission in April. The working document provides information on the outcome of the assessment process and a state-of-play on the progress made since March 2009.

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Commissioner Fischer Boel: Rural development policy is still delivering for Ireland and the EU

September 29, 2009
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We were delighted when Mariann Fischer Boel, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, kindly agreed to write an article for the Irish National Rural Network web site. Miss Fischer Boel has been European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development since November 2004.

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