On Thursday, 19 December the ministers of agriculture from Germany, France and Spain issued a joint declaration in which they advocate a post-2020 common agricultural policy (CAP) that is “simpler and greener, and which supports the economic viability of farms and rural areas”.
While the negotiations on the post-2020 CAP have stalled because of a lack of transparency regarding budgetary appropriations for the period 2021-2027, the ministers from Germany (Julia Klöckner), Spain (Luis...