CVC stated its satisfaction with the Commission’s proposal to limit financial aid to 60,000 EUR per farm, but added that it is important to take the active farmers who work there into account, as well as the economic and social conditions of the workers and day labourers.

 Moreover, cuts to the agricultural sector in the new European budget were considered a setback. Taking into account the European Commission’s annual inflation forecast of 2%, the planned cut for the agricultural sector would in fact be equivalent to 17%. In order to have an ambitious CAP and to ensure the transition of the agricultural system, there needs to be solid financing.