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Topic

CAP Strategic Plans

EU countries use a CAP Strategic Plan at national level to implement coordinated CAP interventions that address specific socio-economic and environmental needs.

Latest news

Group Picture of the 5th NN Meeting
15 May 2025

National Support Units – structures and organisation

Understanding different structures and the functioning of the Network Support Units helps to better understand the CAP implementation across the EU – and supports networking.

  • CAP Implementation
Thematic Group Biodiversity
15 May 2025

Biodiversity actions at scale for sustainable and resilient agriculture

Easily accessible, inspiring documents present the main findings of the Thematic Group on Enhancing Biodiversity on Farmland for Improved Resilience, including good practices from across the EU.

  • CAP Implementation
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16 Apr 2025

Insights from our current Thematic Groups

Narratives on farmers' wider contribution to society and means to simplify the implementation of the CAP are on the agenda of the current EU CAP Network’s Thematic Groups.

  • CAP Implementation

Upcoming events

National Networks meeting

EU CAP Network event - 6th National Networks Meeting

  • CAP Implementation
  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
  • Evaluation
Calendar

Latest publications

Highlights report - Effective Approaches for Simplification within the CAP
Event Reports |

1st meeting of the Thematic Group on Effective Approaches for Simplification within the CAP

The event allowed Thematic Group members an opportunity to exchange on elements of CAP implementation causing complexity and administrative burdens, and ways to address issues through simplification.

  • CAP Implementation
Executive Summary - Rough estimate of the climate change mitigation potential of the CAP Strategic Plans (EU-27) over the 2023-2027 period
Reports |

Rough estimate of the climate change mitigation potential of the CAP Strategic Plans (EU-27) over the 2023-2027 period

Based on the CSPs' programming data and average emission and removal effects of farming practices, the study delivers rough estimates of the maximum potential contribution of certain CAP interventions and GAECs to reduce climate change.

  • Evaluation
Report - Study on simplification and administrative burden for farmers and other beneficiaries under the CAP
Reports |

Study on simplification and administrative burden for farmers and other beneficiaries under the CAP

The study has investigated the challenges faced by farmers and other beneficiaries when applying for CAP support and complying with environmental and sanitary requirements within and outside the CAP.

  • Evaluation

Latest good practice

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Another automated weeding machine prototype in a flat Dutch farm field
Project | 11 Apr 2025

New Dutch agri-technology for automated weeding

  • CAP Implementation
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