“Green Tape”
An ARC report on reactions from Member States and MEPs at the joint debate on CAP reform held on 7th November (second of two parts) […]
An ARC report on reactions from Member States and MEPs at the joint debate on CAP reform held on 7th November (second of two parts) […]
CAP reform consultation launched today in Northern Ireland […]
ARC report on October’s Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting 20-10-2011 […]
ON THE CAP APRODEV – CAP Statement (February 2013) APRODEV – Crop Rotation in the CAP reform: Relevance of WTO constraints, benefits and control (February 2013) APRODEV, Friends of the Earth Europe, IFOAM EU Group and Pesticide Action Group – Crop Rotation: Benefitting farmers, the environment and the economy (July 2012) Arbeitsgruppe Landwirtschaft und Ernährung im Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung: Vorschläge zur Reform der EU-Agrarpolitik müssen die Probleme aus der industriellen Tierhaltung angehen (June 2012) EU agricultural policy reform proposals must address the problems arising from industrial livestock production EU BirdLife partners – A Strong Rural Development Policy: The key to unlocking the CAP’s green potential (June 2012) BirdLife / EEB / EFNCP / IFOAM / WWF – Proposal for a new EU Common Agricultural Policy BirdLife / EEB / EFNCP / IFOAM / WWF – Common briefing following discussions in the Council on Greening of the CAP (June 2012) CONCORD – The Future of the European Common Agricultural Policy and Development The Council for British Archaeology – Crunch Time for CAP ELARD – Position on […]
UK reactions to Commission’s proposals […]
Compassion in World Farming www.civilscape.eu Demeter International Eating City ECOVAST-European Council for the Village and Small Town EuroGites – European Federation of Rural Tourism EuroNatur European Forum on Nature Conservation and Pastoralism European LEADER Association for Rural Development – ELARD European Milk Board (EMB) European Public Health and Agriculture Consortium (EPHAC) Forum Synergies Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE) Groupe de Bruges IFOAM EU Group International Network URGENCI Nexus Foundation Partnership for Rural Europe (PREPARE) Pesticide Action Network Europe Save Our Seeds Slow Food TRINET ↑ Top
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Read a selection of reactions from national ministries […]
Denmark reacts to Commission’s proposals […]
Read further reactions and press releases on the Commission’s proposals […]
A brief overview of the proposals with links to Cioloş’ speech, the Powerpoint presentation, press releases from the Commission and the Citizens’ summary […]
Click on the links to listen to each audio segment. 14:00 Welcome messages Speakers: Yves SOMVILLE, EESC member (BE), NAT Section Yves Somville – EESC Welcome: Arie VAN DEN BRAND, President Groupe de Bruges Arie van den Brand – ARC Welcome: Civil Society’s Reform Priorities 14:05 Plenary Debate on the emerging ideas for the future CAP and the unresolved issues that need to be addressed Introduction: Michael DOWER, Member of the ARC Core Group Michael Dower – Debate on unresolved issues: Moderator: Arie VAN DEN BRAND, President Groupe de Bruges 14:40 Summary of the debate and introduction of the experts Consulting the experts Introduction by the moderator: Robert LUKESCH, Associate partner of ÖAR Regional Consulting Ltd. Robert Lukesch – Intro to expert round: 14:45 Coalition Building on Reforming Agriculture and Trade Policies in a Globalized World Speaker: Jim HARKNESS, Director of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Jim Harkness – Speech 15:05 The CAP and Public Health Policy R. Lukesch – Introduction of Tim Lang Speaker: Tim LANG, Professor of Food Policy at City […]
Our German ARC members from the platform “Meine Landwirtschaft” commented in a press release (in German) on the adoption of the so-called Dess report on the future of the CAP by the European Parliament. […]
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