Last of a series today Attempts to simplify“Buses” are called packages Ursula van der Lion’s second orderFocused on agriculture.
These measures are intended to reduce the construction of unnecessary administrative loads in use General agricultural policy (PAC)Structure Help with EU agriculture.
Changes are aimed at rationalizing the restrictions on farms and information requirements, and in areas such as regulations speak overlap Environmental agriculture And environmental conditions.
“This package is more than simplifying. It is about Promote competitivenessIncrease the resistance of the sector and definitely digitalization, ”he said Christoff HansonEU Agriculture Commissioner.
In the projects, national administrations will be encouraged to create digital organizations that follow the beginning of “once, to use it many times”.
This will allow farmers to present their data A unique site, which will reduce paperworkThis will reduce costs and improve the public administration of the farms. Through this reform set, the European Commission hopes to save the farmers 1,580 million euros per year Already, national administrations are about 210 million.
Green standards: relaxation or practicalism?
One of the most discussed aspects of reform is the relaxation of binding environmental conditions PAC fundsInstead of a Common protests from farmers Last year.
However, the Commission insists that it has not been removed The environmental structure of PACAnd eight of the nine environmental conditions will be maintained, but now they are more effective. This means that member states can meet EU objectives through equal national standards.
“If the conditions are overlapping Mandatory national requirements Existing, we will consider themselves the equivalent of them. Farmers will not be charged additional duties, ”Hanson said at a press conference.
He said the Commission faced challenges when applying Uniform environmental standards In a different agricultural industry, it now accepts the most regional and adapted attitude.
Austrian eurodipat of the greens, Thomas Weights Caution responded with: “A High flexibility to states Members should not be harmful to the protection of environmental and public health, especially with increased risks Water pollution with pesticides and fertilizers“.
Critics argue that the EU can change themselves Environmental dutiesOthers consider it a practical answer to a strategy Stability purposes.
A new course for agricultural administration
The set indicates a significant change in the way EU plans to manage agriculture. EU long -term budget.
To help small farmers, the entry of annual allowances is very double, which passes 1,250 to 2,500 euros. In addition, a new option Simplified funds This will allow small farms to get up to 50,000 euros to improve their competitiveness.
The affected farmers Natural disasters Oh Animal disease eruptions With the support of flexible risk management equipment, they will benefit from the framework of the PAC national strategic projects through high crisis AIDS.
AdvertisementThe EU agriculture existence is now strictly allocated for market disruptions at the EU, and not for national events such as Frost, a Further selected application of funds.
The member states also have more edges to review them National strategic projectsThat is, the annual road map sent to the EU capitals to Brussels PAC purposes.
Strategic changes will only be required Pre -consent of the commissionThis will accelerate the process so that farmers can benefit from changes. The Legislative proposal This will now be given to the European Parliament and the Council to adopt it.
