Common Agricultural Policy uses a large share of its budget to support and stabilise the income of EU farmers by means of direct payments (DP). This paper assesses how much and how DP reduce the variability of farm income over time. The analysis is developed on a constant sample of 2402 Italian...

The Paper's goal is to assess the most important changes in the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for years 2014-2020 in the context of its potential influence on environmental pressure of agriculture. The final solutions of that policy reform were discussed in relation to main...

Der Gesetzgeber der Europäischen Union (EU) hat die Europäische Kommission mit der Überprüfung der Maßnahmen der ersten Säule der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik (GAP) beauftragt, insbesondere der direkten Einkommensstützung. Dazu hat der Gesetzgeber die politischen Ziele dargelegt und die...

The legislator of the European Union (EU) has commissioned the European Commission (EC) to evaluate Pillar 1 measures of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), particularly direct income payments. The legislator has laid out the policy objectives and has instructed the EC to specify the impact...

The reform of Common Agricultural Policy for 2014-2020 aims at promoting greater competitiveness, efficient use of public goods, food security, preservation of the environment and specific action against climate change, social and territorial equilibrium, and a more inclusive rural development....

An obligation to label food based on whether it is derived from clone offspring would require all livestock animals to be assigned an individual identity and have their parentage and clone status recorded. Significant investment in data systems would be required to record and transfer the...

This study investigates the cost of and good practices for FADN data collection in EU Member States during the period 2012-2014 using evidence gathered from existing literature, a survey of EU-28 FADN Liaison Agencies, nine case studies, and interviews with senior policy officials within the...

Since the 1980s, the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy has undergone a series of reforms that were facilitated by the changes in decision-making rules such as the introduction of the qualified majority vote. This article argues that the introduction of the co-decision procedure under...

A unique book which reflects the multifaceted nature of sustainability by bringing together authors from interdisciplinary backgrounds. The book highlights the opportunities and challenges associated with applying sustainability indicators in different socio-cultural and geographical settings....

Since the 1980s, the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy has undergone a series of reforms that were facilitated by the changes in decision-making rules such as the introduction of the qualified majority vote. This article argues that the introduction of the co-decision procedure under...

In 2008, the EU voted to liberalize its system of planting rights which has strictly regulated vine plantings in the EU. However, after an intense lobbying campaign the liberalization of the planting right system was overturned in 2013 and new regulations created an even more restrictive system....

We analyse whether there is a relationship between EU Commissioners’ national origin and political outcomes. For this purpose, we argue that examining the Commissioner for Agriculture allows the most precise empirical identification: there is a specific budget for agriculture which accounts...

This report presents theresultsof the Study on the competitiveness of European wines.The aim of the study is to build on the current position of European wines in the key world markets to derive conclusions on how to further advance the policy objective of improving their competitiveness. The...

In the 1980s and 1990s, public concern rose regarding the negative environmental impact of intensive farming practices. Increased awareness of air pollution as well as ground and surface water pollution due to intensive livestock activities stimulated public intervention. This resulted in a...

A computer model called FeedMod was created in 2009 to improve the European Commission’s ability to understand the feed consumption of raw materials in the EU 27. In 2014, a new version of this model has been proposed; the main improvements are: a. Nutritional parameters have been updated using...

The preamble to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (the FIC Regulation) explains that mandatory origin provisions have been developed for some foods including honey, fruit and vegetables, fish, beef and beef products, and olive oil. More recently pig,...

The preamble to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (the FIC Regulation) explains that mandatory origin provisions have been developed for some foods including honey, fruit and vegetables, fish, beef and beef products, and olive oil. More recently pig,...

1. On 26 June 2013 the Commission, the European Parliament and the Councilreached a political agreement on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy(CAP). One of the key elements of the CAP reform is a significant modification ofthe application of competition rules in the agricultural sector....

Der Erfolg einer Politik wird häufig mit dem Umfang der eingesetzten Finanzmittel gleichgesetzt. Die Autoren dieses Beitrag halten eine solche Einschätzung für verfehlt. Vielmehr sollten die Kosten dem Nutzen gegenübergestellt und einzelne Instrumente nicht mit unterschiedlichen Zielen...

In this task, research is mostly finalised to analyse how EU policies have been distributed across space. Here, the main focus is on Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) expenditure. The same territorial detail adopted in previous tasks is used (i.e., NUTS 3 level). By analysing CAP expenditure at...

Über Jahrzehnte hinweg wurde ein beträchtlicher Teil des EU Budgets verwendet um die europäischen Landwirte zu unterstützen. In dieser Arbeit analysieren wir den Einfluss verschiedener Instrumente der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik (GAP) auf die landwirtschaftlichen Bodenkauf - und...

The connection between agriculture and environment is a central topic to the agricultural policy agenda and it has been the core of policy reforms. These linkages have been strengthened by the 2003 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Reform that has introduced a set of environmental rules as a...

Der Erfolg einer Politik wird häufig mit dem Umfang der eingesetzten Finanzmittel gleichgesetzt. Die Autoren dieses Beitrag halten eine solche Einschätzung für verfehlt. Vielmehr sollten die Kosten dem Nutzen gegenübergestellt und einzelne Instrumente nicht mit unterschiedlichen Zielen...

Agrar-Umweltmaßnahmen stellen mittlerweile das wichtigste Instrument der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik dar, um die Bereitstellung ökologischer Leistungen durch die Landwirtschaft zu fördern. Landwirte erhalten Zahlungen der öffentlichen Hand, wenn sie sich zur Einhaltung bestimmter...

Zur Umsetzung der aktuellen EU-Agrarreform hat die deutsche Agrarministerkonferenz beschlossen, dass zukünftig kleinere Betriebe und Hofnachfolger durch besondere Zulagen begünstigt werden sollen. Infolge der regional sehr heterogenen Agrarstruktur ergeben sich hieraus erhebliche...

Decoupled direct payments were introduced in the EU in form of the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) in 2005. The 2013 CAP reform changed both the implementation of the SPS and its budget. We assess the possible effects of the 2013 CAP reform on EU land markets; in particular the capitalization of the...