‘Greening’ the CAP
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‘Greening’ the CAP
Brian FullerSarah Hauser
Daria KuznetsovaLuis Suarez-Isaza
Joe Wales
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I. Our PitchII. Proposed Changes to CAPIII. Two-Part strategy
i. Public Mobilizationii. Member State Negotiations in European
Parliament and Council of Ministers
IV. Recommendations
AGENDAAGENDA
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PROPOSITIONPROPOSITION
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NEW DESIGN OF CAPNEW DESIGN OF CAP
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PUBLIC MOBILISATIONPUBLIC MOBILISATION
The CAP has been historically difficult to change:
1) Limited counter lobbying• Collective action problems amongst taxpayers• Lack of common interests amongst lobby groups• No unifying political entrepreneur
2) Lack of awareness of the European public• 53% have never heard of the CAP• 24% accurately listed the CAP as one of the four largest
items of EU Budget spending
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STRATEGY FOR PUBLIC MOBILISATIONSTRATEGY FOR PUBLIC MOBILISATION
1) European Citizens’ Initiative2) Oxfam as “spearhead organization” to act as
agenda setter3) Mobilization of other lobbying bodies such as:
– Environment NGOs– Non-agricultural business groups– Urban trade unions– Other Development organisations
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WHY WILL IT WORK?WHY WILL IT WORK?
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ECI Details
• 1 million signatures from at least a third of member states (nine)
• Once registered, the commission gives decisions on whether it is going to propose the legislation within four months
• Organisers of an initiative have to prove they are not lobbyists
• Safeguards built into the process• EU Commission hopes to have it up and running by
December
European Citizens’ InitiativeEuropean Citizens’ Initiative
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STRATEGY FOR EUROPEAN NEGOTIATIONS
STRATEGY FOR EUROPEAN NEGOTIATIONS
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INCENTIVESINCENTIVES• Crowded Budgetary Needs
• Unsustainable Pillar I Expansion– New Member Nations Expect Parity
• Accountability to mobilized domestic constituencies – Lobbies
– Public Opinion
– Dispel the “Democratic Deficit”
• Growing Preference for Rural Development
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• Pillar II funds can be used for alternative energy • Green energy investment
– Creation of jobs in green business operations– Support for CAP reform from manufacturing lobby– Development of rural areas
• EU target of generating 20% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020.
• Energy Security– Lower prices– Energy Independence from Russia
GREEN ENERGY DEVELOPMENTGREEN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
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Building a QMV majority
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Building a QMV majority
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Building a QMV majority
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTEUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
• Similar motivations and reservations• Features of Parliament which are particularly
conducive to CAP reform:– Populist leanings of MEPs– EP’s Absolute Majority requires 376 of 761 votes
proportionally fewer than any minimum coalition satisfying the QMV-majority
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Key ActorsKey ActorsDenmarkHenrikHøegh, Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries • Most absolute anti-CAP stances• Presidency from Jan 2012
GermanyIlseAigner, Minister for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection• Strong bargaining position• Shift Pillar I to II, vague on absolute funding• Benefit from Green Tech Investment
United Kingdom Caroline Spelman, Secretary of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs• Rebate Renewal vs CAP restructuring
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RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS
1. Monitor European Citizens Initiative developments
2. Begin public mobilisation strategy in advance of the ECI
3. Encourage the UK or another country to take a leading role in negotiating for the proposed reform
4. Incentivise and protect the core coalition actors
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Questions?
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ReferencesReferences
• Eurobarometer Report Europeans, Agriculture and the Common Agricultural Policy (2008), p4.
• Eurobarometer70 Public Opinion in the European Union (2008), p68• European Trade Union Confederation Position of the ETUC on the 6th WTO Ministerial Conference (2005), section 1, a-d.• BusinessEuropeGo For Growth: An Agenda for the European Union in 2010-2014 (2010), p14 & p16• Taxpayer’s Alliance Research Note 46- The Great European Rip-Off (2009), p4.• Which? (Formerly UK Consumers Association) Hungry for Change? Which? Healthier Choice Progress Report (2009), p26.• Various examples, see particularly Oxfam The Time is Now: How world leaders should respond to the food price crisis (2008), p7-8. Also for the USA Oxfam Square pegs in Round holes: How the Farm Bill squanders chances for a pro-
development trade deal (2008).
• Eurobarometer 70 (2008) (p68) asked those surveyed to list their 4 priority areas for EU Budget spending. Aggregating across the EU Agriculture and Rural Development came ninth with only 14% of Europeans allocating one of their 4 preferences to it. This compares with Climate Change & Environmental Protection (5th with 23%) and Energy Issues (6th with 22%).
• Jambor and Harvey 2010 CAP Reform Options: A Challenge for Analysis & Synthesis• Majority Calculator for Council Decisions, German Federal Ministry of Economics and TechnologyLandgrebe et al 2009 German
Perspectives on the Current CAP Reform• Defra and HM Treasury, A Vision for the Common Agricultural Policy, December 2005• • Council for the Rural Area, Implementation and Vision of Common Agricultural Policy,Fact Sheet - Italy• Eurobarometer 70 – National Report Italy (2008) p5• Eurobarometer 262 (2007) Special Energy Policy survey EU-25• Birdlife International (2008) Debating the Future of the Common Agricultural Policy, Country Profiles• Euractiv.comCall for EU budget reform to match green priorities