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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12491

21 May 2020
SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture
European Parliament committee supports Covid-19 emergency aid from second pillar of CAP
Brussels, 20/05/2020 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 20 May the European Parliament Committee on Agriculture backed the use of the urgency procedure to approve the proposal to provide emergency aid from the rural development programmes (second pillar) of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to help farmers overcome the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic (see EUROPE B12486A10).

But many members would have liked a more ambitious measure.

The Commission proposed at the end of April, among other support measures for farmers,...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
EXTERNAL ACTION
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
INSTITUTIONAL
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
NEWS BRIEFS
CALENDAR
CALENDAR EXTRA