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 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 ( ) and ( ) 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 ( ) and ( )  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) Ministry of Rural Development Source:

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 CC 2 bln € + NC 5 bln € HU in 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) Ministry of Rural Development Council SCA CWG

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) Ministry of Rural Development