Memo: Commissioner Dacian Cioloş welcomes European Parliament vote of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy / Parliament backs farm policy reforms

A deal with the Council of the European Union on five legislative acts reforming EU farm policy was endorsed by Parliament on 20 November 2013. The post-2013 Common agricultural policy (CAP) will put more emphasis on environmental protection, ensure fairer distribution of EU funds and help farmers to cope better with market challenges.

Commissioner Dacian Cioloş welcomed the European Parliament's vote on the reform of the Common Agriculture Policy and called it an important day for European farmers, but also for all EU citizens concerned about the quality of their food and the sustainability of agricultural production methods.

European Parliament: Press Release, 20.11.13: EU farm policy 2014-2020: MEPs give final blessing to greener and fairer CAP http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20131118IPR25538/

ESO: Background information: Common agriculture policy reform: the package is approved by the SCA http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-common-agriculture-policy-reform-the-packageis-approved-by-the-sca/

European Commission: RAPID: Speech, SPEECH/13/946: Intervention lors du débat conjoint sur la réforme de la Politique Agricole Commune et les mesures de transition http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-946_fr.pdf

EurActiv, 21.11.13: Parliament backs farm policy reforms http://www.euractiv.com/cap/parliament-backs-farm-policy-ref-news-531845

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