CAP post-2020

Leader/CLLD

13 September 2018

Tullamore, Ireland

Tarja Tiainen-Balsby

Deputy Head of Unit

DG AGRI.F.2

#FutureofCAP

DELIVERING BENEFITS FOR EU CITIZENS

The CAP

Is a common policy

framework at EU level

allowing for adaptation

to local conditions

Provides support for

farm income and

competitiveness, while

fostering a sustainable

agriculture

Supports the

development of rural

areas throughout the

EU

Enables the

functioning of the

single market and to

speak with one voice

internationally

EU

Agriculture

CLIMATE & CLEAN ENERGY

AND ENVIRONMENT

STEWARD

48 % OF EU LAND

BIO & CIRCULAR

ECONOMY

SINGLE MARKET

FOOD SECURITY

FOR 500 MILLION CONSUMERS

EU AGRI-FOOD EXPORTS

NEARLY € 138 BN

44 MILLION JOBS

IN THE FOOD CHAIN

KEY ELEMENTS OF THE CAP REFORM

1. Rebalancing -more subsidiarity

2. Targeted, result and performance based

3. Fairer distribution of direct payments

4. Enhanced environmental and climate ambition

5. Simplifying and modernising the policy

REBALANCING RESPONSIBILITIES

EU Specific objectives

IndicatorsEU

Broad types of interventions

Identification of needs in MS's CAP Plan

Tailor CAP interventions to their needs

Implementation / Progress towards targets

MEMBER

STATES

New CAP Approach –Compliance set-up

Member States

EU Detailed rules

Beneficiaries

OBJECTIVES

Cross-Cutting

Objectives

Sustainable development of farming, food and rural areas

Simplification and performance of CAP support

Knowledge, innovation, digitalisation in agriculture and rural areas

Sustainability

Simplification

Modernisation

Foster a smart, resilient and diversified agricultural sector ensuring food security;

Bolster environmental care and climate action and to contribute to the environmental- and climate-

related objectives of the Union;

Strengthen the socio-economic fabric of rural areas

General

Objectives

Specific

Objectives

Social

Economic Environment & Climate

Social

Art. 39 TFEU

Commission political priorities

Sustainable Development Goals

Paris climate agreement

8 broad EU interventions to be

tailored and defined by Member States

(replacing around 70 measures and sub-measures)

area-specific disadvantages resulting from

certain mandatory

requirements natural or other area-

specific constraints

environmental, climate and

other management commitments

investments

cooperation

risk management

tools

installation of young farmers

and rural business start-

up

knowledge exchange and

information

Rural development

LEADER/CLLD post-2020in the context of the new CAP

approach

General perspective on CLLD

Assessing CLLD 2014-2020

difficult coordination between the funds and managing ministries;

need for capacity building for new LAGs

late start– late selection of (F)LAGs

modest uptake for ERDF and ESF -unwillingness to delegate

Improving CLLD 2014-2020

OMNIBUS -> Simplified EAFRD control rules

Amended Regulation 809/2014 applicable as of 1/01/2018

Simplified rules in RDR and CPR

LEADER/CLLD post-2020

Objective:

CLLD should provide for structural changes, build community capacity and stimulate innovation

Legal base in CPR, and CAP Plan Regulation

LEADER/CLLD post-2020

• Focus on the bottom-up and locally driven;

• Instrument to build local capacity;

• Contribution to social inclusion, povertyreduction, job creation;

• Improved synergy and coordination withmunicipal authorities and local agencies

Art. 25-28 of new CPR

• MA coordination of multifund strategies-lead fund

• Minimum tasks of the LAGs their exclusive competence

• Selection of cooperation projects by LAGs

• First round of selection of strategies to be completed within 12 months

• Max. 25% for management and animation to be based on the total public contribution

• Multifund strategy –MA joined call, common PMC, Lead Fund

LEADER/CLLD post-2020

"CAP Plan Regulation“

• Art. 71 Cooperation

• Art. 85(3)(a) – max. EAFRD contribution for LEADER local development - 80%

• Art. 86(1) – at least 5% of the total EAFRD contribution to be reserved for LEADER

What does the new CAP mean for LEADER?

• Flexibility in the design and control of the measure

• Focus on achieving results

• Demonstrate it can make a difference and supports longer term transition processes –capacity building of all actors

LEADER in CAP Plan/New Delivery model

• Leader intervention

• Leader outputs

• Leader results

• Leader Impacts

Leader in Ireland….

….and many, many more projects

THANK YOU!

Further information is available at:

• https://ec.europa.eu/commission/publications/factsheets-long-term-budget-

proposals_en

• http://ec.europa.eu/budget/mff/index_en.cfm

• https://ec.europa.eu/info/food-farming-fisheries/key-policies/common-agricultural-

policy/future-common-agricultural-policy_en

Monitoring + mid-term and ex-post Evaluation

What we steer directly… What we influence directly… What we influence indirectly…

Input Output Result Impact

Administration - Audit

Target Setting + Monitoring + Performance Reporting

Intervention Logic: Output, Result, Impact

FOCUS ON PERFORMANCE

Common Output IndicatorsAnnual Performance Clearance

Linking expenditure to outputAssurance

Monitoring Common Result IndicatorsAnnual Performance Review

Checking progress towards targets

Policy performance

Common Impact Indicators

Interim Evaluation

Assessing performance towards objectives

Multi-annual approach for the whole CAP

COMMON OBJECTIVES INDICATORS TYPES OF INTERVENTIONS

Expenditure without outputs will not be eligible

Actions to be taken if lack of progress towards targets

If actions not in place or not effective, payments may be suspended

CAP STRATEGIC PLAN

1 single CAP plan per MS for both CAP pillars

Content

Participation

Approval

Amendment

A NEW PARTNERSHIP

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND

NETWORKING

Up to 4% of the EAFRD budget – flat-rate financing

Support for the effective administration and implementation of

the CAP plan (both pillars)

Compulsory national CAP network

2014-2020 EAFRD TA can finance preparation of CAP Plan!

European CAP network

European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity

and Sustainability

Financed by technical assistance of the Commission

TECHNICAL

ASSISTANCE

FOR MEMBER

STATES

EUROPEAN

NETWORKS

THE CAP BUDGET IN PERSPECTIVE (in current prices)

Source: EC-DG AGRI.

Note: Budget figures are actual until budget year 2016, programmed from 2017-2020, and based on the MFF proposal for 2021-2027.