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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13634
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture

European Coordination Via Campesina calls for ambitious budget for post-2027 CAP

With the European Commission’s ‘Vision for Agriculture and Food’ conference taking place in Brussels on Thursday 8 May 2025, European Coordination Via Campesina (ECVC) published its position on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on Tuesday 6 May.

The organisation argues that CAP reform must guarantee fair prices, enable more farmers to set up and promote a transition towards social, sustainable and agro-ecological agri-food systems.

The ECVC is calling for an...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Commission will present its legislative proposal in June for a complete phase-out of Russian gas imports by end of 2027
CLIMATE: 2040 target – questioned by MEPs, Wopke Hoekstra supports an approach based on science and flexibility
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament protects farmers in own-initiative report on ‘Water Resilience Strategy’ put to plenary vote
COHESION: European Court of Auditors criticises mid-term review of cohesion policy
TOURISM: Apóstolos Tzitzikóstas wants to provide modern, secure, and sustainable port infrastructure and facilities
JUSTICE: EU Fundamental Rights Agency presents overview of European agencies’ coordinated response in support of Ukraine
DIGITAL: European Commission postpones publication of ‘General-Purpose AI Code of Practice’ until next summer
AGRICULTURE: commercial practices – MEP Stefano Bonaccini wants to flesh out proposal
AGRICULTURE: European Coordination Via Campesina calls for ambitious budget for post-2027 CAP
MIGRATION: return of migrants staying illegally in EU – UNHCR welcomes new draft regulation but makes several recommendations
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: automotive – European Parliament approves urgent procedure for voting on flexibility measures concerning CO2 emissions
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs opt for urgency procedure on changing European protection status of wolves
BUDGET: EPP MEPs question use of joint borrowing suggested in European Parliament’s report on EU’s next long-term budget
UNITED STATES: European Parliament supports European Commission’s negotiating strategy with Washington
GREENLAND: future of Greenland belongs to Greenlanders, insist MEPs
COHESION: MEPs opposed to any reform that would centralise cohesion policy
REGIONS: European Parliament ratifies text on ‘Border Regions’ Instrument for Development and Growth’
FINANCE: European Parliament approves agreement with EU Council on benchmarks
SOCIAL: MEPs approve €8 million in aid for 2,400 Belgian workers under European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU relations with United Kingdom and United States, Ukraine and resilience on ‘Gymnich’ Council agenda
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Andrius Kubilius believes funds allocated to EDIP are too low
SPACE: following announcement of cuts to NASA’s budget, ESA studies consequences for its programmes
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: post-Covid-19 European Recovery Fund not truly performance-based budgetary instrument, says European Court of Auditors
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: European Parliament political groups invited to vote on 8 May on creation of a committee of inquiry into European funding of green NGOs
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: European Parliament establishes European Order of Merit
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: Commissioner for Human Rights calls for “zero tolerance” against pushback of migrants at Greek borders
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: “Aid must resume immediately”, Kaja Kallas stresses in view of situation in Gaza
BOTSWANA: EU and Gaborone launch programme to support digital transformation
CHINA: EU and China must take advantage of 50th anniversary of relationship to “rebalance” their relations, according to Ambassador Jorge Toledo
CLIMATE: 28 May will see European Commission publish total number of allowances in circulation on European carbon market in 2024
DEFENCE: German Major General André Denk appointed Director General of European Defence Agency
DEFENCE: agreement between EIB and Euronext to help aerospace and defence companies go public
JUSTICE: European prosecutors Grażyna Stronikowska from Poland and Martin Bresman from Sweden give solemn undertaking before EU Court of Justice
RESEARCH: League of European Research Universities calls for bold, strategic investment in future of knowledge
TRANSPARENCY: European Parliament staff in positions of responsibility must disclose any meetings with lobbyists or diplomats