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I’m Nora, a PhD student in Environmental Communication. I study environmental politics from a discursive perspective, and I take a special interest in the role ...
CAP and Food
For more information
on the CAP and Food
programme, please contact:
Melanie Muro
Acting Head of programme
Overview
Food and farming systems have a critical role to play in addressing the key environmental challenges of our time. European food systems are currently unsustainable and transforming them will be key to limiting climate change, reversing biodiversity loss, limiting water and air pollution and preserving resources such as water and soil. Addressing these challenges will in turn support resilience of EU food production and hence contribute to long term food availability. Both production and consumption need to be addressed in a complementary way if this transition is to take place without simply transferring the EU’s environmental “foodprint” overseas.
IEEP has been closely involved in seeking to improve the environmental focus of EU agriculture policy, including the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) since the 1980s. We provide informed analysis and innovative thinking to stimulate debates, building on our in-depth understanding of this policy area.
Key priorities
Refocusing the CAP towards environmental objectives
Stepping up policy action on sustainable consumption, both at EU and Member State level
Defining policies that can promote a just transition for rural communities and producers
Latest news
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On 14 May 2025, the EU proposed major CAP reforms to cut red tape and boost flexibility, but some changes may risk weakening environmental requirements, ...
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Meet Mistral van Oudenhove, a predoctoral researcher from Murcia, Spain, as he shares his experience as a Visiting Fellow at IEEP. ...
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European protein diversification is increasingly gaining momentum as a pathway to reach Europe’s 2040 climate targets, improve food security, mitigate environmental crises and enable healthy ...
Latest publications
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This briefing provides initial reflections on whether they provide the mechanisms and scale of funding needed to drive progress to meeting the EU’s sustainability objectives ...
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Ahead of the expected 16 July release, this briefing examines how the EU’s next long-term budget (2028–2034) could redefine the CAP, reshape environmental funding, and ...
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This briefing explores how the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) supports the most pressing challenges for implementing Sustainable Soil Management (SSM) practices in the Region of ...
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Farmed animal welfare is a growing priority for EU citizens, but many farm animals across the EU are still not kept in acceptable welfare conditions. ...
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The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) remains one of the EU’s largest and most influential policy frameworks. As environmental, climate and biodiversity crises grow, this report ...