The European Parliament's rapporteur on future strategic plans, Esther Herranz García (EPP, Spain), advocates postponing the date of implementation of the post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to 2023 (see EUROPE 12121, 12059). She also recommends retaining at least 70% of direct payments to the basic income and providing for a mandatory cap on farm payments of €100,000.
The three reports on the future CAP, including the central one on strategic plans (direct payments, rural...