Finland's incoming EU Council Presidency hopes to be able to progress discussions on the post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). However, these negotiations will be heavily dependent on parallel talks on the EU's multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2021-2027 (see EUROPE B12277A3).
The new Finnish government, formed a few weeks ago by Antti Rinne (Social Democrat) after the April parliamentary elections, is finalising the programme for its six-month EU presidency, which begins on...