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STELLUNGNAHME (2026/0196(BUD))

Zu dem Gesamthaushaltsplan der Europäischen Union für das Haushaltsjahr 2027 – alle Einzelpläne

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Ausschuss für Landwirtschaft und ländliche Entwicklung · Rapporteur: Wouter Beke

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The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development gives its opinion on the 2027 EU draft budget for the Committee on Budgets to incorporate into its resolution. It welcomes EUR 53.97 billion in commitment and EUR 56.41 billion in payment appropriations for agriculture under Heading 3, covering the EAGF and EAFRD. It opposes cuts to CAP funding, asks for inflation-adjusted appropriations, a reinforced agricultural reserve and more money for risk management, animal health, fertiliser and input access, and promotion of EU agri-food exports. It calls for rural development funding, protection of the POSEI programme, support for young and new farmers, and investment in innovation, research, water resilience and a European protein strategy. It says the final year of the 2021–2027 MFF must avoid funding gaps and lay the basis for a robust post-2027 CAP with its two-pillar structure.

Committee position. The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development calls on the Committee on Budgets to incorporate its suggestions into the motion for a resolution, asking for continued and reinforced CAP funding, a stronger agricultural reserve, support for risk management, promotion, rural development, young farmers, innovation and a post-2027 CAP.

Key points

  1. Welcomes the draft budget 2027, which allocates EUR 53.97 billion in commitment and EUR 56.41 billion in payment appropriations for agriculture under Heading 3, covering the EAGF and EAFRD.
  2. Stresses that 2027 is the final year of the 2021–2027 MFF and must ensure continuity, predictability and stability for farmers and rural communities and avoid disruptions in CAP payments.
  3. Reiterates opposition to reductions in CAP appropriations or attempts to weaken the CAP, saying agricultural expenditure must remain a Union priority and not an adjustment variable for other priorities.
  4. Highlights that inflation and rising input costs erode the real value of CAP support and insists the 2027 budget fund the CAP simplification agenda to cut administrative burden for farmers.
  5. Calls for inflation-adjusted appropriations and timely use of Common Market Organisation market regulatory mechanisms to strengthen market stability against geopolitical tensions, trade disruptions, climate events and sanitary crises.
  6. Welcomes the reinforcement of the agricultural reserve by EUR 300 million in commitment and payment appropriations, and asks for an additional EUR 140 million for Heading 3 to reimburse EAGF expenditure to Member States.
  7. Urges support for risk-management tools, insurance, early-warning systems, veterinary and phytosanitary measures, vaccination, harmonised vaccination strategies, regionalisation and compensation for livestock farmers hit by disease outbreaks.
  8. Regrets that funding for the reinforced agricultural reserve comes from the EAGF sub-margin rather than fresh resources, and calls for resources to secure farmers' access to key inputs and invest in domestic production of inputs.
  9. Expresses deep concern at the proposed reduction in promotion policy funding and calls for it to be maintained at least at the 2026 level to support EU agri-food exports and market access.
  10. Insists on funding for sanitary, phytosanitary and customs controls at external borders to enforce reciprocity and a level playing field, and for sectors most exposed to trade agreements.
  11. Reaffirms rural development funding, full protection of the POSEI programme, payment appropriations under the EAFRD matching actual needs, and support for young and new farmers, particularly women, given that less than 12 % of EU farm managers are under 40.
  12. Calls for investment in innovation, digitalisation, research under Horizon Europe including Cluster 6, water resilience and irrigation, and a European protein strategy to cut dependence on imported plant proteins.

Who is affected

  • Farmers and rural communities, who would receive continued and inflation-adjusted CAP payments and support.
  • Young and new farmers, particularly women, who would get targeted support for land, finance, training and succession.
  • Livestock farmers, who would benefit from vaccination, regionalisation and compensation for disease outbreaks.
  • Outermost regions, whose POSEI programme the committee wants fully protected in the 2027 budget.
  • Member States, which would receive timely EAGF reimbursements and apply harmonised vaccination strategies.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 53.97 billion in commitment appropriations for agriculture under Heading 3.
  • EUR 56.41 billion in payment appropriations for agriculture under Heading 3.
  • EUR 300 million reinforcement of the agricultural reserve in commitment and payment appropriations.
  • EUR 140 million additional reinforcement of Heading 3 for EAGF reimbursements.
  • Less than 12 % of EU farm managers are under the age of 40.