Under the title “How can the new CAP revive the livestock sector in the EU, and what mistakes should be avoided?”, the event will take place from 10:00 to 11:30 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg (WEISS N3.5) next October 8th and will bring together representatives of the European institutions, policymakers, experts and sector professionals.
The opening remarks will be delivered by the co-chairs of the Sustainable Livestock Intergroup, MEPs Maria Grapini, Alexander Bernhuber and Benoît Cassart.
The CAP and its impact on livestock farming
The European Commission will be represented by Pierre Bascou, from the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI), who will address the Common Agricultural Policy and its role in the future of European agriculture and livestock farming.
The programme will also include an intervention by Professor Thia Hennessy, University College Cork, who will analyse the role of the CAP and its impact on the livestock sector.
Pietro Baldrighi, an Italian dairy farmer, will focus his intervention on the essential role of the second pillar of the CAP in supporting investment in livestock farms.
The territorial dimension of European agricultural policy will be addressed by Marie-Sophie Lesne, Vice-President of the Hauts-de-France Region, and Laurent Degenne, President of the Regional Chamber of Agriculture, who will discuss how the CAP can benefit European regions.
The event will also include an exchange of views with Members of the European Parliament, followed by closing remarks from Benoît Cassart, co-chair of the Sustainable Livestock Intergroup.
The meeting will therefore bring to the European Parliament the debate on the role of livestock farming in the future CAP, the investment needs of farms and the importance of ensuring that agricultural policy responds to the economic and territorial realities of the sector.
