MODIFICATIONS OF THE CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTED EUROPEAN UNION COMMON POLICY CONCERNING DIRECT PAYMENTS

Abstract

The paper presents the EU trend towards simplifying of the European legislation in the Common Agricultural Policy. Author remarks the Multi-annual Financial Framework should be focused on the simplification of the CAP and points out that the law should be created in simple, transparent and understandable manner for farmers. EU Members States must respect the principles of subsidiarity, proportionality and coherence. Paying attention to direct payments, there is underlined the importance of land greening in relation to the diversification of crops and the preservation of permanent agricultural land. Author concludes that only professional farmers who have acquired payment entitlements. The review of CAP has not changed the level of funding of agricultural policy in present financial perspective.

Keywords: direct payments, review of CAP, rural areas, simplification

Article DOI: http://doi.org/10.15544/RD.2017.047