The European Commission has approved the first package of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) strategic plans for 2023-2027 for seven countries: Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Poland, Portugal and Spain. More than €25 billion from the EU budget will support Polish agriculture.

The European Commission’s communication informs that the total budget of the approved plans for the seven countries is over EUR 120 billion. Meanwhile, the total CAP budget for all EU countries for the years 2023-2027 is planned at EUR 270 billion.

Poland’s strategic plan for 2023-2027 assumes sustainable development of farms, the processing sector and the improvement of living and working conditions in rural areas, which is confirmed by the plan approved by the European Commission.

The plan envisages the transfer of €25 billion from the EU budget to Poland, including €17.3 billion for direct payments in the period and €4.7 billion for rural development.

This is an important step towards the implementation of the new Common Agricultural Policy on 1 January 2023. The new CAP is intended to make Europe’s agricultural sector more sustainable, resilient and modern.

EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski said at a press conference that the step towards a new agricultural policy comes at a crucial time when it is clear how important it is to have solid support for our agricultural sector.

Farmers are facing difficult challenges, such as soaring production costs caused by Russian aggression against Ukraine and the recent summer drought. Agriculture is a long-term business and European farmers need to have a clear legal and financial framework for the future,” said Janusz Wojciechowski.

Adrian Andrzejewski