On Wednesday 2 May, the European Commission proposed reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and a 5% reduction in its budgetary envelope over the period 2021-2027. It suggests that the aid “greening” system should be reviewed and direct payments capped.
Considering it to be “unacceptable”, France has already stated its opposition to the plan to reduce the CAP budget by 5%, in current euro.
Once reformed, with a budget of €365 billion (€286 billion for the European...