Il nuovo sistema di aiuti all'agricoltura

At the moment, the structure of the CAP for the period 2023 - 2027 cannot yet be considered definitive, as the process of adopting the regulatory texts has yet to be completed. The most important aspect is probably the emergence of the Green Deal strategy compared to the Commission’s initial regulatory proposal. The ambitious objectives underlying this strategy, aimed at increasing the environmental sustainability of all productive and non-productive sector, and at increasing action against climate change, inevitably also involve the primary sector, given that it is both a risk and a protection factor. However, it does not appear possible to direct agricultural policy exclusively towards the environment, since the CAP must pursue the objectives set out in Art. 39 TFEU, to be coordinated with the cross-cutting objective of environmental protection under Art. 11 TFEU. With the new legislation, the EU has decided to make extensive use of the principle of subsidiarity, entrusting Member States with the task of drawing up national strategic plans, which must contain the disciplinary framework relating to all the measures concerning both pillars. In this way, there is a risk of a renationalization of agricultural policy, which at this point is not very “common”, even if the basic choice made will allow greater attention to be paid to the various local situations. The above with regard to aid granted within the CAP: however, it is necessary to be aware that the provision of aid alone cannot be said to be sufficient to support the agricultural sector: it is therefore still necessary for the Union to act also on the market, to strengthen the position of farmers.