Overview

• The European Commission proposed cutting the PAC budget from €386 billion to €294 billion for 2028–2034, merging direct payments and rural development funds into a single envelope.
• Autonomous communities including Castilla y León, Aragón and Asturias formed a broad alliance with agrarian organizations Asaja, UPA-COAG and UCCL to demand reversal of the proposed cuts.
• Stakeholders are calling for a “just PAC” that prioritizes youth incorporation, administrative simplification and robust rural funding to protect farm incomes and territorial equity.
• Regional authorities secured urgent sectoral conferences with the Spanish government to coordinate lobbying efforts before EU trilogue negotiations later this year.
• Farmers and unions warn that without an improved deal from Brussels and Madrid the proposed reductions could reignite tractor protests this autumn.