33 CAP reform after2027: some thoughts on the European Commission's proposals FRANCISCO AVILLEZ Professor Emeritus at the Higher Institute of Agronomy (ISA), University of Lisbon, and Scientific Coordinator of AGROGES Introduction In the middle of this year, the European Commission (EC) presented a set of proposals that will regulate the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the period 20282034, which immediately raised numerous criticisms from both EU institutions and national public and private entities. The aim of this article is to outline, in a necessarily concise manner, the main aspects of the proposals in question, as well as to reflect on their main implications for agriculture and the rural world in Portugal. Main features of the CAP re form proposals In my opinion, the main features of the proposals for the CAP reform after 2027, as well as what differentiates them from the CAP currently in force, are as follows: Firstly, the creation of a Single Fund that will integrate the current agricultural funds (EAGF – European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and EAFRD – European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development) and the Cohesion Funds, and whose implementation will be based on a National and Regional Partnership Plan (NRPP) to be drawn up by each Member State (MS). These partnership plans will replace the CAP Strategic Plans (CAPSP) currently in force, but will differ from them in that they will have much broader governance and scope and will be implemented according to a model similar to that of the Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRP). Secondly, the establishment of a Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) which will allocate a total of around €783 billion to the NRPPs, of which around 95%1 will be allocated to CAP interventions and support for less developed regions (€746.9 billion). The EC proposes that this amount be divided into three main components: • funds allocated exclusively (ring-fencing) to the CAP, which will account for 39% of the total; 1 The remaining 5% will correspond to funds for the Common Price Policy, the Climate Social Fund, and Migration and Security.
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