The Future of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy

In June 2021, the EU reached agreement on reforms for the new common agricultural policy (CAP) to be implemented in 2023 which aim to make the CAP fairer, greener, and more sustainable in the context of the EU’s Green Deal goals and Farm-to-Fork strategy. How exactly EU Member States will achieve these goals will be determined by national strategic plans, based on the EU’s objectives of socially, environmentally and economically sustainable agriculture. This address from Commissioner Wojciechowski outlines what the future of the CAP will look like, what it will mean for European farmers, and what a socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable CAP entails. 

About the Speaker: 

Mr. Wojciechowski became European Commissioner for Agriculture in 2019 as part of President von der Leyen’s cabinet. He has previously served as a member of the European Court of Auditors, as an MEP in the European Parliament, Deputy Speaker of the Sejm (Polish Parliament) and as President of the Polish Supreme Audit Office. Prior to entering politics, Mr. Wojciechowski was a member of the National Council of the Judicary of Poland, and a judge at the High of Court of Justice. He holds a Masters of Law from the University of Łódź in Poland.