CAP : Simpler implementing rules on greening enter into force

As of this year, farmers across the EU will enjoy more flexible rules that are also easier to implement on direct payments, specifically greening provisions related to ecological focus areas (EFAs) and to permanent grassland. A decision to this end was formally approved, on 20 May, by the Committee for Direct Payments and is part of the European Commission’s broader efforts to make the implementation of the 2013 reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) easier for national administrations and…