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The 2003 CAP Reform: Accommodating WTO Pressures

Swinbank, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2526-2026 and Daugbjerg, C. (2006) The 2003 CAP Reform: Accommodating WTO Pressures. Comparative European Politics, 4 (1). pp. 47-64. ISSN 1472-4790

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.cep.6110069

Abstract/Summary

In 2003, the EU agreed a major reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP). Its centrepiece was a new Single Payment Scheme (SPS). Policy concerns at the time involved the budget, EU enlargement to the East, the WTO negotiations, and a perception (articulated by Commissioner Fischler) that there should be a shift of budget funds from CAP's Pillar 1 (price and income support) to Pillar 2 (rural development). We outline these concerns, conclude that the WTO was the main driving force of the reforms, set out the key parameters of the new support scheme, and outline some thoughts on the durability of the reformed CAP in the face of continued internal and external pressures.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development
ID Code:9255

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