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Own-initiative report First reading

Strengthening competitiveness, resilience and fairness in EU agriculture

Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.

Where it stands: In committee: AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) is preparing the report (draft published 9 June 2026).

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 12 February 2026
  2. 2 Committee work AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) preparing the report
  3. 3 Tabled for plenary
  4. 4 Plenary vote
  5. 5 Parliament’s position
How a file moves through Parliament

A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
AGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development
Rapporteur
Marko VEŠLIGAJ S&D
Shadow rapporteurs
Salvatore DE MEO PPEWaldemar BUDA ECRChristine SINGER RenewArash SAEIDI The Left
For opinion
EMPL — Employment and Social Affairs · rapporteur Li ANDERSSON The Left

The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.

The text, version by version

Committee draft · latest Draft report (AGRI) 9 June 2026 ✦ This is a draft report by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development on strengthening competitiveness, resilience and fairness in EU agriculture. It calls for a strong, inflation-aware CAP budget, fair incomes for farmers, action on land access, water, crisis tools and generational renewal.

Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.

Timeline

  1. Committee stage
  2. 10 September 2026 Committee opinion adopted

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 EMPL-AL-786695
  3. 17 July 2026 Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 Amendments in committee (AGRI)
  4. 9 June 2026 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (AGRI)
  5. 12 February 2026 Referred to the AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) gives an opinion.