The “greening” of direct payments, a crucial element of the Common Agricultural Policy reforms, came into force at the beginning of the year, but it is still a divisive topic.
This Special Report is also available in Italian (see Speciale: la PAC e la sfida della sostenibilita’).
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Commission ready to give more aid to young farmers
SPECIAL REPORT / Over 160,000 young European farmers will start their own businesses thanks to aid provided by the 2014-2020 rural development programmes. EURACTIV Italy reports.
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Farming in mountainous areas: A fragile balance
SPECIAL REPORT / There is one type of agriculture that is more demanding and laboursome than others, but essential from a social point of view, and that is mountain farming. EURACTIV Italy reports.
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Agricultural market volatility is ‘here to stay’
SPECIAL REPORT / The farmers' protests that paralysed Brussels on 7 September, and hit Europe over the summer, are the result of agriculture prices volatility, which experts say "is here to stay". EURACTIV Italy reports.
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De Castro: CAP reform not set in stone, can be changed
SPECIAL REPORT / The looming threat of a cut to the EU agriculture budget has prevented the Parliament to fight for a full-fledged CAP reform, but all is not lost as it can be changed through the mid-term review, said Paolo de Castro, Italy's former Minister of Agriculture. EURACTIV Italy reports.
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Burgeoning results from a greener CAP
SPECIAL REPORT / The "greening" of direct payments, a crucial element of the Common Agricultural Policy reforms, came into force at the beginning of the year, but it is still a divisive topic. EURACTIV Italy reports.
