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Ministry of Rural Development. Ministry of Rural Development. Decision making in the EU How to reach the consensus. by Department of EU Coordination and International Relations . Ministry of Rural Development. In the year 2004:. Moving targets High supports Intervention
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Ministry of Rural Development Ministry of Rural Development Decision making in the EUHow to reach the consensus by Department of EU Coordination and International Relations
Ministry of Rural Development In the year 2004: • Moving targets • High supports • Intervention • EU = 15 Member States • Intention to be a beneficiary of the CAP • To gain direct payments • Attractive opportunities for using the Structural Funds • Predictable future for the longer planning time (2004-2007) and (2007-2013)
Ministry of Rural Development In the year 2010 and / or later • Moving targets • Supports seems to be reduced • Intervention is being cut down • EU = 27 Member States – Big Group • Support schemes are being converted co-financing • New challanges in the policy • Public Goods as the most important factor of the subsidies • Climate change and agriculture agricultural carbon management • Crisis MS want to reduce their contribution to the EU • Predictable future for the longer planning time (2004-2007) and (2007-2013) but reforms, Health Check, policy may get other priorities - because of the social, environmental, energetic and other issues
Ministry of Rural Development CAP instruments (I) Source: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/markets/sfp/index_en.htm
Ministry of Rural Development CAP (I) • One of the oldest policy of the EU (Rome Treaty) • Common Policy, but there are still national competence: • policy of land property • the taxation system of the farmers • the system of the social insurance of the farmers • agricultural education • Research and Development (and Innovation) Policy • Agricultural marketing
Ministry of Rural Development CAP (II) • Based on the community legislation • Community financing • National policies within the framework of the CAP • legislative limits (burdens) • notification to the commission • national budget – itself • IRL in 2007-2013 CC 2 bln € + NC 5 bln € • HU in 2007-2013 CC 3,7 bln € + NC 1,4 bln €
Ministry of Rural Development CAP (III) • Ensure • Competitiveness • Social aspects (employment) • Rural aspects • Environmental aspects • Sustainable developement • Food safety and food security
Ministry of Rural Development Taking part in the decision making process (I) • Commission • EC • EP (Lisbon Treaty) • Ministry of Rural Development • Department of EU Coordination • Coordinating the Commission Working Groups • Focus on: Council Working Groups and SCA • PRESIDENCY I. half of 2011
Ministry of Rural Development Taking part in the decision making process (II) Council SCA CWG
Ministry of Rural Development Taking part in the decision making process (III) • Council Meetings • the body for decision making • Minister is the spokesman • Important characteristics • preparation • attitude • approach • no „real” voting ministers contribution (opinion) • Importance of the involving partners, and communication • bilateral, trilateral, multilateral • HU – V4 MS (PL, CZ, SK, HU + RO + BG) (others S3, B3) • other groups - alliance (G22) • COM, EC, PRES • Lisbon Treaty: EP • NGO’s – national and EU (COPA, COGECA, CEJA)