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The European Commission welcomes the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the CAP simplification package to reduce administrative burden, simplify payment schemes, and boost farmers' competitiveness.
The co-legislators provisionally agreed on key principles, including that the adopted package of amendments delivers simplification of on-farm requirements, better recognition of diverse farming practices such as organic farming, streamlined support for small and medium-sized farms, measures to boost competitiveness, including enhanced access to financial tools, and increased Member States' flexibility in managing their CAP Strategic Plans.
The provisional agreement retains the core of the proposal put forward by the Commission in May. The administrative burden for farmers and administrations as well as on-the-spot checks will be reduced. Support to small farmers through payments will be reinforced. Organic farms will benefit from simplified rules. The agreement moreover foresees crisis payments to active farmers impacted by natural and climatic catastrophes. Compromises between co-legislators were found in relation to the green architecture, support to outermost regions, and data interoperability.
These measures will bring real benefits for farmers and Member States. They ease paperwork, increase flexibility, and help smaller and medium-sized farms make better use of CAP support. The reforms could save over €1.6 billion annually for farmers and more than €210 million for national administrations, while making payments, requirements, and crisis tools simpler and more adaptable, underlining that the simplification package is a key CAP deliverable.
November 10, 2025/ European Commission/ European Union.
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