On Wednesday 14 May, the European Commission proposed to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens for farmers and administrations and to move towards a more flexible implementation of certain Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) rules.
These changes could save farmers up to €1.58 billion a year and national administrations €210 million. The proposal will have to be adopted by the EU Council and the European Parliament(see EUROPE B13638A9).
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