Changes in agricultural policy of the European Union and its meaning from the viewpoint of Polish agriculture

Marek Wigier

Abstract.In the paper, the most important information on the meaning of agriculture and food sector for the EU economy and in relation to its budget has been discussed. On the mentioned background, the author submitted directions of the so-far performed CAP reforms and the main challenges which will be encountered by the European agriculture during the nearest coming years. In final part of the article, the most important postulates connected with the reform of the future CAP policy from the Polish viewpoint have been presented.

Keywords: the CAP reform, conceptions of changes in the CAP, agri-food sector of the EU, priorities of Polish agriculture.

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2.Prospects for agricultural markets and income in the European Union 2008 – 2015”, European Commission Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, March 2009

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Dr Marek Wigier, 

Institute of Agriculture and Food Economics – National Research Institute 

20, Świętokrzyska str., 00-002 Warszawa, Poland