BETTER PLENARIES: The European Parliament is mulling measures to make its proceedings more interesting for citizens, more visible in the media and more central to the European debate
du jour. The exercise, designed as a “rethink” of “parliamentary democracy,” as President David Sassoli described it at its launch back in April, is now yielding results in the form of recommendations, seen by Playbook, on a post-pandemic Parliament. The proposals came together over the course of five “focus groups,” one of which looked into how to reform the plenary.
‘Prioritize controversy’: The paper suggests reducing “the number of items to be placed on the agenda,” which would give MEPs “more speaking time,” and allow “for a real debate.” There’s also a call to “prioritize controversial legislative files.” Read: The MEPs in the group want Parliament to put on a better show and to ponder technical files less prominently. One proposal is to “hold debates on
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May 28, 2021 8:31 am
Macra na Feirme has expressed concern over the potential level of funding ringfenced for young farmers in the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
As the EU Trilogue continues on the new CAP this morning (Friday, May 28), Macra national president John Keane said yesterday (Thursday, May 27) that critical supports are needed for young farmers in any EU agreement.
Indications at present are that 3% of direct payments will be ringfenced for young farmers, a compromise on the Europeans Commission and European Parliament’s proposals.
After speaking with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue yesterday evening, Keane said their discussion “focused on the need for supports for young farmers and I encouraged the minister to ensure that there was collective ambition within the trilogue to deliver for young farmers”.