Ministry of Agriculture: the reduction of CAP funds is unacceptable

According to Hungary, the EU budget proposed for the financing of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is not enough, especially since the legislative proposals on 1 June would place significantly more burdens on farmers and make the existing system more complicated – Feldman Zsolt, Agriculture Minister said after the Agriculture Ministers’ meeting held in Sofia on Tuesday.

Zsolt Feldman, photo: agrarszektor.hu

According to the ministry’s Wednesday announcement, it would be a major change that compared to the 2014-2020 period, due to the introduction of the CAP strategic plans, direct aid schemes and rural development rules would be regulated by a common regulation. (agrarszektor.hu)