The CAP towards 2020 : Possible scenarios for the reallocation of the budget for direct payments

Based on a specific reference made in the European Commission’s Communication of 18 November 2010, this paper focuses on some possible scenarios for limiting the gains and losses of Member States as part of the reallocation of the budget for direct payments. These scenarios are merely an illustration of the implications of using different allocation criteria and different methodologies for limiting the extent of the potential redistributions. It is stressed that their selection should not be interpreted as being the recommendations of the Policy Department.