SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture

European Parliament and Council reach agreement on omnibus regulation

Brussels, 13/10/2017 (Agence Europe)

In Brussels on 12 October, negotiators from the Council of the EU, the European Parliament and the European Commission reached agreement on the agricultural arm of the ‘omnibus’ regulation simplifying the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and strengthening risk management tools and producer organisations (see EUROPE 11864).

The three most problematic points still hanging were the rules for producer organisations, insurance and simplifying the greening of direct payments.  The European...