With the European Commission due, on 29 November, to present its communication on the future of the CAP prior to legislative proposals being brought forward, scheduled for the second half of 2018 (see EUROPE 11888), the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (S&D) is putting the finishing touches to its draft position, “The agriculture we need …”, which was presented to group members on 8 November.
The first goal of our agricultural system is to...