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Auf seiner Plenartagung im Juni wird das Parlament voraussichtlich den Bericht des Ausschusses für Landwirtschaft und ländliche Entwicklung (AGRI) über die Gewährleistung der Ernährungssicherheit und der langfristigen Widerstandsfähigkeit der Landwirtschaft in der EU erörtern. Darüber hinaus ist auch geplant, dass das Parlament über politische Empfehlungen abstimmt, mit denen die Ernährungssicherheit weltweit und in der EU angegangen und die Widerstandsfähigkeit der Landwirtschaft in der EU gestärkt ...

EU farmers are among the few key workers who have not seen a dramatic change in their daily routines since the coronavirus crisis began. They are still farming to supply EU citizens with food. Some public health protection measures have however affected farming activities and sales badly. While the EU has taken a number of measures to mitigate this impact, the possibility of further measures is high on the agricultural policy agenda.

Every year, the EU's 600 000 beekeepers and their 16 million beehives produce 200 000 tonnes of honey. This is not however sufficient to cover demand on the EU market, and the shortfall is made up by imports, above all from China. Threats to bee health and market competition make the economic viability of apiculture a critical matter. EU policies aim therefore to address these issues and promote beekeeping, an activity that is of vital importance to the environment.

The European Commission's work programme for 2017 includes a commitment to progress and consult widely on the simplification and modernisation of the common agricultural policy (CAP). A public consultation exercise was launched at the beginning of February 2017 and closed on 2 May 2017. A number of stakeholder organisations and think tanks have issued their reflections on the future shape of EU agricultural policy post 2020. In the last reform of the CAP, the European Parliament had a key role to ...

Angesichts der schwierigen wirtschaftlichen Lage und des andauernden Reformprozesses in der Ukraine schlägt die Kommission vor, den Zugang der Ukraine zum EU-Markt für einige Industrie- und Landwirtschaftserzeugnisse zu verbessern. Die Abstimmung des Europäischen Parlaments (EP) im Plenum ist für Mai angesetzt.

The Monthly Highlights newsletter features publications on EU cattle sector, Brexit, Russia, drug policy, EU agencies and structural and investment funds.

The EU's 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework provides medium-term expenditure predictability in support of investment in Europe's priorities. The Commission presented its mid-term review/revision of the multiannual EU budget (2014-2020) on 14 September 2016 in Strasbourg. Without increasing spending limits, the package as presented is intended to free up an additional €6.3 billion in financing by 2020. These resources will be used mainly to foster job creation, investment and economic growth ...

Dieses Dokument wurde für den Workshop zum Thema „Reflections on the agricultural challenges post-2020 in the EU: preparing the next CAP reform“ (Überlegungen zu den landwirtschaftlichen Herausforderungen in der EU nach 2020: Vorbereitungen für die nächste Reform der GAP) am 8. November 2016, der vom Ausschuss des Europäischen Parlaments für Landwirtschaft und ländliche Entwicklung (COMAGRI) und seiner Fachabteilung (AGRI Research) veranstaltet wurde, erstellt. Drei Studien sind darin enthalten ...

In light of the challenges currently facing the agriculture sector in the EU, an effective promotion policy becomes an important instrument in helping European agriculture to compete on world markets. Given the contribution the agri-food sector makes to total EU exports, it is essential for it to improve its competitiveness and market share. To support this objective, a new promotion policy for EU agricultural products has been developed, applicable since 1 December 2015. Based on a new Regulation ...

The milk crisis in the EU has persisted since 2015. In light of the situation facing the dairy sector and recognising that the outlook for milk prices is not encouraging, Parliament has requested the Commission and the Council to provide an update in plenary on measures to address the situation.