The Future of the CAP after 2013

Following the debate at EU and national level on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), a new cycle began on 12 October with the formal presentation by the European Commission of the legislative package for the CAP after 2013.

The reformed CAP must continue to be a strong and comprehensive EU policy, based on common rules and with sufficient resources to promote the sustainable development of agriculture and rural areas throughout the European Union.

The negotiation of the new CAP, whose most intense phase will unfold over the next year and a half, is a most relevant step for the development of the Portuguese agriculture in the medium to long term.

The response to this challenge is a very demanding task, which must be taken up not only by the political institutions and the administration, but also by farmers’ organisations and other partners directly involved in agricultural and rural development policy.

On this website, the Office of Planning and Policy will continue to provide updated information on the negotiations’ latest developments. We hope that this initiative will provide a useful contribution to a well-informed and participative debate on the Future of the CAP post-2013.

The Director