On Thursday 2 December, the Council of the European Union adopted without debate the three regulations reforming the common agricultural policy (CAP).
The texts will be published on 6 December in the Official Journal of the EU. The new CAP will enter into force on 1 January 2023 and in 2022 the European Commission will have to adopt the national strategic plans presented by the EU countries (see EUROPE B12838A11, B12749A1).
For the first time, the CAP will include social conditionality,...