Consultation on modernising and simplifying the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the title of the open public consultation launched by the European Commission on the 2nd of February 2017. The public consultation will run until 2nd of May and will give chance to farmers, citizens, organisations and any other interested parties to share with the Commission their views and proposals on the future of the CAP.
The consultation is the first significant step towards a new CAP after 2020. The input from the consultation will be used by the Commission when drafting its Communication due to be published in November 2017. The legislative proposals are expected to be published in 2018.
EU Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Phil Hogan will announce the results of the consultation at a conference in Brussels in July.
The Hungarian Government considers that farmers should send a clear, EU-level message towards the EU in order to preserve a strong and farmer-friendly agricultural policy. Hungarian farmers produce healthy and excellent quality food which serves as a basis for the national food supply system. Their activities contribute in a large scale to the development of rural areas and employment.
The questionnaire of the consultation can be found: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/FutureCAP
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