10
Jul
2025
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Post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (debate)
The Common Agricultural Policy is a cornerstone and a key pillar when it comes to European food security, the future of production and the sustainability of agriculture. It also plays a key role in preserving rural areas. All this is now under scrutiny if the announcements we hear from the Commission on merging the CAP with other financial instruments materialise. This is not about any simplification, revision or coordination. That's not a technical question. This is a decision that, should it occur, puts our agricultural producers and consumers at risk. This, combined with the EU-Mercosur agreement, in which the agricultural sector is sacrificed to some other sectors, seriously undermines the sustainability of European agricultural production. I renew my appeal to the Commission not to overthrow one of the most successful and important policies for the whole of Europe and to work together to ensure a single, increased and stable agricultural policy budget. Our farmers deserve it.