Thursday, December 04, 2025

Tough tines for Europe's farmers

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Farmers are known for complaining, but right now they may have a point. Agricultural commodities such as grains and sugar have plummeted on ...
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

The Commission's view of the CAP 'facts'

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Professor Alan Matthews writes: 'The Commission has published a Fact Sheet on "The CAP post-2027" in the next EU budget' w...
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

At the end of the day it comes down to raw politics

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Here are some extracts from the conclusions to an important post by Professor Alan Matthews on changes in CAP governance based on a recent c...
Sunday, September 14, 2025

What those affected think about Commission proposals on the CAP

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If you're a real CAP buff, this material unearthed by Alan Matthews at TCD may be of interest.   It includes the latest version of propo...
Saturday, September 13, 2025

CAP budget may not shrink

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Alan Matthews of TCD writes: 'We are still digesting the implications of the Commission's MFF and CAP proposals. In a new post (link...
Thursday, September 04, 2025

Can 25 year negotiation end with a Christmas present for Brussels?

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Brussels is offering European farmers unprecedented guarantees that South American imports will not damage their livelihoods as it seeks to ...
Monday, August 18, 2025

A developed country expert takes a look at ag policy in the Global South

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I thought I would take a look outside my comfort zone and see how agricultural tax and subsidy policies are developing in DCs and emerging c...

A small step towards ending the CAP's exceptionalism

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The merger of the CAP into another fund under broad horizontal principles is a complex subject, but Alan Matthews takes a deep and comprehen...