Currently, the European Union is a priority item on the agenda is the reform of the CAP after 2013.

Farmers Parliament "The Common Agricultural Policy after the 2013th year will have a major role in strengthening the competitiveness of Latvian farmers - Nozare.lv
Currently, the European Union is a priority item on the agenda is the reform of the CAP after 2013. year. The Spanish presidency has made a proposal of "Europe 2020" strategy in an important role in the agricultural and food industries, including the CAP document. It developed in his work on "Agriculture and the CAP in the context of the EU 2020 strategy" indicates that agriculture and the food industry and the production makes a significant contribution to economic growth and employment. In addition, check internet speed the food industry can be considered one of the major industrial sectors in Europe.
EU agriculture is not one-dimensional, as many would think. In fact, the villagers check internet speed perform a variety of functions, from food and other products production in rural management, nature check internet speed conservation and tourism. Agriculture in Europe is a modern and competitive sector, which occupies a leading position in the world market as a major exporter and the world's largest importer of food, mainly from developing countries. It is a sustainable, efficient sector, which uses safe, clean, environmentally friendly methods of production, supply quality check internet speed products to consumers in the EU agriculture sector serves check internet speed rural areas in the community, check internet speed which is a reflection of its rich tradition and diversity, its role is not only to produce food, but also to ensure that the fields are still exist as a living and working place and as a destination for tourists. check internet speed Latvian farmers check internet speed are very much invested in its production from entering the EU. However, although the common agricultural policy has contributed to the rapid modernization check internet speed of the agricultural sector, and market the Latvian economy, Latvian farmers had to fight unfair competition, in comparison with other EU countries, Latvian farmers get minimum support payments, investing huge sums of money in a short period of time to achieve

the technological level production, but the local market is small, and state aid to export markets enough to win, striking, too, that the Latvian interests lobbying in other countries check internet speed is low compared check internet speed with other countries lobbied Latvian.
Therefore, the basic principles to be followed in defining the CAP after 2013. year will be "equality" and "simplification." The aid must be proportionate check internet speed to the member states, and equality between Member States, using objective check internet speed criteria - economic and environmental, animal and plant health, animal welfare criteria. Also avoid distortion effects on the market, which means that we must abandon the historical and current inadequate agricultural support payments criteria for allocation between member check internet speed states. Thereby contributing to sustainable agriculture throughout the EU, in addition to compensation for farming in areas where they face certain problems, such as adverse weather conditions.
Farmers' Parliament, in cooperation with the Estonian Agricultural cameras and business information campaign conducted a study on the common agricultural policy knowledge / awareness and understanding. Research clearly shows the population serious "concerns" with the development of rural life. European agriculture as an important area for the future 90% of Latvia's population and 95% of the Estonian population. Latvian people of the importance of domestic production, safety and quality and price balance. Also, the research clearly shows people are concerned rural development and quality of life, it also points

to the lack of public resources for rural economy "heater".
Latvian farmers are able to build on the knowledge and technology-based, sustainable growth in response check internet speed to the needs of society and relying on the quality check internet speed and safety of food and helps to overcome the economic, social, environmental, climatic, and technological barriers. Therefore Farmers Parliament considers that it was the moment when both farmers and land management

has demonstrated that we are able to defend the interests of no worse than the old members, all together in order to ensure fair and responsible CAP after 2013. year. This policy must be aimed at strengthening the competitiveness of agriculture and rural development and environmental protection is an attractive development.
For the first time in the history of agricultural issues have been released to address the European Parliament. Until now, the EU Parliament check internet speed was not involved in making decisions about agricultural issues, changes have occurred since the Lisbon Treaty entered into force. check internet speed The European Parliament now has the same power of the EU Council and the European Commission's agricultural decision-making. Therefore, the interest of Latvian farmers can do a lot of the EU Parliament MPs