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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13854
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture

European Committee of Regions calls for compulsory redistributive payment for post-2027 CAP

The members of the Commission for Natural Resources (NAT) of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), meeting on 20 and 21 April to debate the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), called for the introduction of a compulsory redistributive payment in the EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).

Local and regional representatives stressed the urgent need to strengthen governance at several levels and to put in place equitable support measures. 

The draft opinion...

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