On Monday 9 February, the European Court of Auditors published a fairly critical opinion on the European Commission’s proposals for financing the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the 2028-2034 period.
“This is the first time since the CAP was founded in 1962 that the EU will have no specific fund for agriculture. I want to be very clear: this is a substantial change to the way agricultural policy will be funded. Until now, the CAP has been a stand-alone policy with a separate budget...