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New CAP unpacked - Its true cost for farmers, nature and taxpayers
Let's unpack the CAP and explore its role in addressing the climate and biodiversity crises and long-term food security.
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Atelier29 29 Rue Jacques de Lalaing 1000 Bruxelles Belgium
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About this event
Recent events - most notably Russia’s war in Ukraine - have prompted fears of global food shortages and increasing food prices. This high-level event will bring together EU and national policymakers, NGOs, media representatives and others to discuss the crises facing climate, biodiversity and future food security, and how the CAP must be part of their solution.
We will present the key findings from a pan-European assessment of CAP Strategic Plans. These will focus on truly delivering on the environmental and climate goals laid out in the revised CAP and explore the policy changes needed in the coming years to realign them with broader Green Deal objectives and make them fit for the challenges we face.
Join us for a much-needed debate with high-level decision makers and a diverse variety of speakers from organisations representing farmers, NGOs and scientists.
The venue has limited capacity, so please register in advance to attend in person. The event will be live-streamed.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
BirdLife Europe, EEB, NABU
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PROGRAMME
15:00 Welcome
15.05 Key note introduction speakers
Sabrina Gaba (Senior Researcher, INRAE)
Evelien Van Roemburg (Head of EU office, Oxfam EU)
15:20 Presentation of our new report 'CAP unpacked... and unfit' + Q&A
15:40 CAP Strategic Plans - national case studies
- Poland – Aleksandra Pępkowska-Król (Agriculture Coordinator, Polish Society for the Protection of Birds, BirdLife)
- Belgium, Wallonia – Emmanuelle Beguin (Agriculture policy officer, Natagora)
- The Netherlands – Aard Mulders (Senior Advisor, Dutch Ministry for Agriculture)
- Germany – Matti Gurreck (EU Policy Officer for Biodiversity and Land Use, NABU)
16:20 Coffee break
16:35 Panel discussion
- Silvia Michelini (Director of Sustainability Directorate, DG AGRI)
- Erik Mathijs (Director of SFERE ( and Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven)
- Thomas Waitz (Ecological farmer and forester, and Green MEP)
- Célia Nyssens (Senior Policy Officer for Agriculture and Food Systems, EEB)
17:35 Closing keynote
Maciej Golubiewski (Head of Cabinet of Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Janusz Wojciechowski at the European Commission)
17:50 Closing
Ariel Brunner (Deputy Director and Head of Policy, BirdLife Europe and Central Asia)
18:00-19:00 Drinks reception