Reforming the CAP? How the EU sees the future of its agriculture

Changing the rules on subsidising farmers is at the heart of a 100-page report on the future of agriculture set to feed a vision document due in the first 100 days of the Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s second mandate.

A significant overhaul of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to make subsidies based on farmers’ income rather than farm size is among changes proposed in a report on the future of agriculture presented to Ursula von der Leyen.

Today’s Radio Schuman looks at this report – launched in response to widespread anger from farmers protesting in EU capitals – which also pledges a shift to plant-based diets and a temporary just transition fund outside the CAP to help farmers transition towards more sustainable practices.

Will this blueprint make Europe’s farmers’ lives easier? Environmental NGO Greenpeace seems to think so. Euronews’s Aida Sanchez spoke to Marco Contiero, the organization’s EU agricultural policy director.

We also take a quick look at the ongoing saga surrounding the appointment of European commissioners saga: what is the latest timeline?

There’s also some good science news: did you know that sleeping some extra hours during the weekends can save your life?

Radio Schuman is hosted and produced by Maïa de la Baume, with journalist and production assistant Eleonora Vasques, audio editing by Zacharia Vigneron and music by Alexandre Jas.