Overview
- The agreement boosts targeted aid by raising small‑farm payments to €3,000 per year and creating a single business‑development grant of up to €75,000.
- It caps on‑site official checks at one per year and deems certified organic farms compliant with several environmental and agronomic requirements.
- The package adds crisis payments for active farmers affected by natural disasters or adverse climatic events.
- The European Commission estimates up to €1.6 billion in annual savings for farmers and €210 million for national administrations from reduced paperwork and streamlined rules.
- The deal is set against broader 2028–2034 EU budget negotiations, drawing praise from political leaders and criticism from COPA‑Cogeca as insufficient, and includes a rule letting land classified as arable on January 1, 2026 retain that status without tillage.