The European Union: Common Agricultural Policy
22 September 2023 | Author/Destination: Knut Wingsch | Category: General, Editorial, EU blog post series, European Union Reading Time: 9 minutes
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the agricultural policy of the European Union. It implements a system of agricultural subsidies and other programmes. It was introduced in 1962 and has since then undergone several changes to reduce the EEC budget cost (from 73% in 1985, to 37% in 2017) and consider rural development in its aims. It has however, been criticised on the grounds of its cost, its environmental, and humanitarian effects. read more…
