Issues

This section discusses the major issues encountered in the CAP debate.

Policy objectives –

presents the claims about the benefits of the current CAP, analyzes what the CAP really delivers for these objectives, and outlines what effective policies would look like.

Policy instruments –

looks at the subsidies paid under the first and second pillar of the CAP, the milk quota, and agricultural tariffs.

You can find a discussion of some further issues related to, but not at the core of, CAP reform here (food quality, GMOs, biofuels).

Key data on the CAP provides an overview of the distribution of subsidies across instruments, member states and farmers.

For all these issues, key studies are provided. The studies are accompanied by an overview of the content and the findings plus some comments. The names of the authors and organizations offer you some guidance if you are looking for experts on specific subjects.