On Thursday 8October, the German Presidency of the Council of the EU drew up a compromise proposal relating to the Regulation on strategic plans for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which allocates a minimum of 20% of direct payments to environmental and climate actions (mandatory eco-schemes).
This percentage of the first pillar to be allocated to eco-schemes will remain at 20% for the whole period (2023-2027, as 2020 and 2021 will be CAP transitional years).
This minimum percentage...