MEPs on the right and in the centre of the European Parliament, as well as a majority of members of the S&D group (around 40 voted against), welcomed, on Thursday 25 April, the positive vote in plenary on measures to simplify certain CAP rules(see EUROPE B13398A19).
The swift adoption by MEPs of the European Commission’s proposals “responds to the concerns expressed by European farmers over recent months regarding the administrative burden associated with implementing the CAP”,...