INTERIM REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the Multiannual Financial Framework for the years 2028 to 2034

Tabled by Arash Saeidi, Anthony Smith, Manon Aubry, Damien Carême, Marina Mesure, Leila Chaibi

… that make agriculture more attractive to young people, women and new farmers; Added: stresses the need to better target aid through effective capping and greater degressivity of direct payments, as well as for a shift towards support based on employment, added value and environmental services; insists that remunerative prices be guaranteed by strengthening farmers’ bargaining power and regulatory mechanisms; highlights farmers’ health and the need for preventive measures; calls for generational renewal to be ensured through better access to land, finance and stable incomes; lastly, emphasises the key role of training and advice in supporting the transition to sustainable systems; calls for comprehensive controls of all beneficiaries, with reinforced risk-based inspections, particularly in high-risk contexts such as subcontracting chains and seasonal work, without limiting controls to these cases; calls for proportionate sanctions, including the suspension of payments, the recovery of funds and temporary exclusion from support, in cases of non-compliance;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE783.221v01-00