The Council gave its green light today to measures that will simplify the common agricultural policy and allow farmers more flexibility in complying with certain #CAP rules.

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Yesterday, we sent an open letter to the President @VonDerLeyen and the European Commission, in collaboration with COPA-COGECA, calling for the acceleration of procedures to place #biocontrol products on the market ➡️ ibma-global.org/latest-news/co…

📨Today COPA-COGECA and IBMA sent a joint letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen regarding the uptake of biocontrol solutions in agriculture.

👉Since 2011, farmers across 🇪🇺 have been strongly committed to reducing their use of chemical Plant Protection Products…

Nos efforts ont payé ! Le Parlement européen vient d'adopter la réforme de la PAC avec 425 votes ! C'est le fruit de l'accord forgé sous notre impulsion lors des manifestations agricoles. Un changement fondamental et une simplification majeure. #begov #agriculteursencolere 1/2

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COPA-COGECA welcome the evaluation report presented yesterday by the EU Agriculture🌱 on the implementation of the 2019…

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🟢🟢For its last plenary session, the European Parliament approved #CAP simplification measures:

✅The first one voted on Tuesday focused on the modifications to GAEC 1 giving Member States the necessary flexibility to consider exceptional structural changes in the conversion of…

Farmers across Europe have spoken and the European Commission has listened. Now it is time to deliver.

I welcome today’s vote by European Parliament and I call on MS to use new #CAP flexibilities to deliver tangible #simplification for our farmers. /1

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🔴Today, the AGRI Committee Press report on plant reproductive material ( #PRM ) was adopted during the plenary session’s meeting with 4⃣3⃣1⃣ votes in favour, 1⃣0⃣4⃣ against and 8⃣2⃣ abstentions.

👉Improved plant varieties stand as essential levers in facilitating 🇪🇺 agriculture's…

#EPlenary approved the CAP review

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Today in Strasbourg, the European Parliament formally approved the compromise on the renewal of Ukraine #ATMs .

Despite extending the reference period &adding oats and groats, concerns of 🇪🇺 producers will remain.

One cannot forget, that with this ATM, the volumes…