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  • Publication | 2019

The post-2020 common agricultural policy: environmental benefits and simplification

Key aspects of the Commission's proposal regarding environment, climate and simplification issues for the future CAP.

On 1 June 2018 the European Commission set out proposals for how the CAP should function after 2020. Within those proposals is an explicit commitment to

  • "aim higher" with regard to the environment and climate
  • pursue simplification where possible

This document summarises key aspects of how the Commission's proposal attempts to achieve these aims.