On Monday 3 September the European Parliament’s Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development will convene to discuss the more than 7,000 amendments relating to CAP’s reform.
AGRI members will exchange views on 3 September on amendments to the Commission proposal related to direct payments to farmers after 2013. A total of 2292 amendments have been tabled, including 111 by the reporter, Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos. Other Committees are also to adopt opinions to this proposal.
On 17 September the amendments submitted by Euro MPs concerning the Common Market Organizations will be on the agenda. After analysis of the amendments a vote will be taken on the final procedure. The Commission for Agriculture and Rural Development initially intended the vote for November, but due to the large amount of submitted proposals the vote is now postponed to December or early next year.
FEPEX expects the ‘Direct Payments’ proposals by Luis Manuel Capoulas, to receive priority treatment. FEPEX advocates the proposals, meant to counter-act false competition in the sector. In addition to this, FEPEX wants several other sectors, like flowers and potatoes, to fall under the proposed policy. According to FEPEX, there is no valid reason – political, financial or otherwise – to exempt those sectors from benefiting.
The initial proposals to the 2014-2020 CAP reforms were presented in October 2011.
Source: Fepex