Pozvánka: "Reality Check: Are Common Agricultural Policy Subsidies paying for environmental quality?", 7. 7. 2010

BirdLife International invites you to:

Reality Check:

Are Common Agricultural Policy subsidies paying for environmental quality?

July 7^th, 9 to 11am  

CEPS, 1 Place du Congres, 1000 Brussels 

The CAP reform debate has started in earnest in the EU and as it progresses, more and more questions are being raised around the costs and benefits of the current policy. Why do farmers get this money? How much do they get and what is it really delivering? These key questions prompted BirdLife International to produce a report, using newly released data on CAP payments, to identify the relationship between CAP subsidies and environmental quality.

The results of the report, and its political implications, will be presented and discussed at the Centre for European Policy Studies July 7^th

RSVP to trees.robijns@birdlife.org or call 0032 2 2800830 by July 5^th.

Agenda

9.00 Introduction: Ariel Brunner, BirdLife International

                                    Jorge Nunez-Ferrer, CEPS

9.05 Presentations

‐ Introduction of the report: Trees Robijns, BirdLife International

‐ The Spanish case study: David Howell, SEO/BirdLife Spain

9.40 Comments on the study

                - Moderator: Jorge Nunez-Ferrer, CEPS

‐ Farmsubsidy.org: Jack Thurston

‐ DG Environment, European Commission: Ana Barnett

‐ Representative of the Belgian government: (invited)

‐ Trade and Commodities Director, COPA-COGECA, Arnaud Petit

- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds: Jenna Hegarty

 10.20 Discussion

 10.50 Closing remarks by Jorge Nunez-Ferrer, CEPS

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