THE FUTURE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY
THE FUTURE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY

Summary/Abstract: Shortly after the creation of the European Economic Community, the member states opted for an integrated policy in the field of agriculture which meant the establishment of an internal market for the majority of the agricultural products, free commerce for all agricultural products in the member state and a high level of protection and support. This decision meant that in the future all decisions related to national agricultural policies were to be adopted at the level of the Community and the Common Agricultural Policy needed to be financed from the Community budget. Throughout the decades, CAP suffered several changes and reforms, but in general its objectives remain unchanged since the Treaty of Rome adopted in 1957. The articles analyzes the main changes affecting this policy beyond 2020.

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