MEPs voted on 9 September for features of the provisional agreement that are being advanced through the co-decision process. COMAGRI’s priorities confirm the Parliament’s interest in biodiversity and climate commitments becoming core CAP elements, mainly by strengthening mandatory climate and environmentally friendly practices. MEPs also endorsed the proposals that: at least 10% of national direct payments target small and medium-sized farms; young farmers should benefit from at least 3% of the national CAP budgets; labour inspectors should by 2025 connect with CAP paying agencies to control breaches of EU labour rules; and insisted on increased transparency about final beneficiaries. The provisional agreement now needs to be approved in a Plenary session of the European Parliament, possibly in  November.