EU CAP Network have announced the launch of a new Thematic Group (TG) on Effective Approaches for Simplification within the CAP.
Expressions of Interest are sought from a cross-section of informed and engaged stakeholders including policymakers and administrators at regional and national level (e.g. Managing Authorities, Paying Agencies), beneficiaries, such as farmers and farmers organisations, advisers, researchers, National CAP Networks and other agricultural and environmental stakeholders).
There are around 40 places available for applicants and Expressions of Interest must be submitted by the 26th of February 2025.
Facilitated by the CAP Implementation Contact Point, this TG is an opportunity for you to be part of a committed group of experts and relevant stakeholders that will examine the practical challenges facing the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plans (CSPs), where complexity or administrative burdens are considered an issue, and identify how these have been and can be overcome through some form of simplification. This should promote more effective and efficient implementation of the CSPs without undermining the achievement of the priorities identified within the CSPs or creating trade-offs between costs for administrations and beneficiaries.
The proposed objectives of this TG are to:
- Explore and interrogate specific elements requiring simplification as identified through the Expressions of Interest (EoI) with a view to developing concrete proposals for addressing these elements, taking into account already existing solutions.
- Identify and create examples and case studies of simplification that can be shared and potentially replicated by Member States.
Participants must commit to engaging in two meetings and related activities, ensuring diverse perspectives and active contributions to achieving the TG’s objectives.
The first meeting will take place online on Wednesday, 02 April 2025.
The second meeting will take place in-person, in Brussels, on Thursday, 12 June 2025.
There is no charge for attendance at these meetings. However, for the in-person meeting, travel and accommodation costs may be covered for TG members representing farmers, farmer organisations, LEADER Local Action Groups, European and national non-governmental organisations, researchers/Universities.
All other TG members will need to pay for their own travel and accommodation costs.
More details are available on the TG page on the EU CAP Network website.
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