EU agricultural organisations and cooperatives (Copa-Cogeca) are putting the finishing touches to their joint position for the post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) negotiations.
The two organisations say the goal is to improve current policy rather than carry out major changes (see EUROPE 11760).
The CAP’s orientation towards the market should be maintained and it will be appropriate to maintain the two pillars upon which this policy is based (direct payments and rural development)....