Overview

• The European Commission will unveil its draft multiannual financial framework on July 16, kicking off negotiations slated to last until late 2027.
• German Europe Minister Gunther Krichbaum has questioned maintaining the PAC’s current €387 billion allocation in favor of security, defense and research spending.
• French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard argues that folding PAC funds into broader cohesion budgets would trigger incremental cuts and insists on a dedicated envelope.
• Copa president Massimiliano Giansanti has rallied farmers to stage a tractor march in Brussels to pressure negotiators to protect direct payments and rural development funds.
• Environmental organizations and a September 2024 Brussels-commissioned report are pressing to end per-hectare subsidies and shift to targeted income support for the most vulnerable farmers.