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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
CAP and Food
For more information
on the CAP and Food
programme, please contact:
Melanie Muro
Acting Head of programme
Common agricultural policy
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) continues to be a major driver of land use and management decisions in the EU. IEEP has been closely involved in seeking to improve the environmental focus of the CAP over successive reforms since the 1980s. We provide informed analysis and innovative thinking to stimulate debates, building on our in-depth understanding of this policy area.
Our priorities in this area:
Innovative thinking to inform future policy design
Advice and guidance on mainstreaming environmental and climate issues within the CAP
Evaluating the environmental impacts of the CAP implementation choices made by Member States
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 ...
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In this podcast we explore the challenges of financing the transition towards sustainable agri-food systems and the existing tools and policy instruments that could support ...
Latest publications
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The next CAP can unlock low-emission farming by scaling up innovation, farmer networks, and targeted incentives for sustainable livestock. ...
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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 ...