Commission welcomes political agreement on the CAP simplification package

The European Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council on the CAP simplification package to reduce administrative burdens, simplify payment schemes, and boost farmers' competitiveness. This omnibus, part of a broader push for simplification by the Commission, is the first to reach agreement.

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 up to €1.6 billion annually for farmers and €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.

Providing the political agreement is confirmed by co-legislators followed by formal entry into force before the end of the year, this proposal agreed today will already offer concrete, targeted simplifications and savings from 2026.

More information is available in our press release.

(For more information: Balazs Ujvari - Tel.: +32 2 295 45 78; Emma Marechal - Tel.: +32 2 299 48 18)