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by the EU institutions of the nutritional and health
benefits of dairy products to consumers should
be increased. The EU school milk scheme should
be promoted as it plays an important role in shaping
the perception of future generations on the
benefits of dairy products. In this context, the
legal protection of dairy terms like ‘milk’, ‘whey’,
‘yogurt’ or ‘butter’ must be kept enshrined in
the CAP. The future should also address environmental
concerns such as animal welfare schemes
established by dairy companies, investment into
research on systems for phosphate and nitrogen
cycles in the dairy sector and promote the concepts
of bioeconomy and cyclical economy.
It is of paramount importance for the future CAP
to continue its market orientated approach. This
can be achieved when pursued at a pace where the
dairy farmers and processors have sufficient time
to adapt to changes in the market. The EU single
market offers undeniable benefits to the dairy and
therefore its integrity should be maintained resisting
practices that could cause fragmentation, such
as national initiatives for the introduction of mandatory
country of origin labelling.
The present time offers the opportunity to
adopt a spherical approach into tackling new issues
as well as persisting ones. A major challenge
that creates uncertainty is the fact that the EU
dairy sector is exposed to volatile and cyclical
world market price trends. The recent crisis in
post-quota era has shown that there is a continuous
need for an efficient safety net.
Overall the idea of a two-pillar structure of
the CAP should be maintained, with direct payments
still playing a stabilising role in the income
of individual farmers but within a policy
framework that does not distort the market
orientation of the CAP and does not prohibit
industrial restructuring and competitiveness.
Further simplification and modernisation to alleviate
the current CAP from the bureaucratic
constraints would be welcomed, as EU Commissioner
Phil Hogan’s initiative proposes.
However, a fruitful discussion on the CAP
cannot happen without a view on a possible
budget. EU institutions and member states
have begun examining the future of the Multiannual
Financial Framework 2021 – 2028,
where the issue of Brexit will be predominant.
The wish to keep a stable CAP budget while
having one of the main contributors leaving
the EU will be a difficult task to handle in the
coming months.
This debate will be part of one of the forefront
sessions at our EDA Annual Convention
‘European Dairy: Local Roots & Global Business’
in Stockholm (Sweden) on 28 – 30 September
2017 – registration is open: www.eda2017.eu.
Not only we will discuss the future of the CAP
with a high-level podium of agricultural specialists,
we are also grateful that EU Commissioner for
Trade, Ms. Cecilia Malmström, accepted our invitation
to give a keynote speech and discuss with
European dairy leaders on the future opportunities
for European dairy at world level.
Our EDA Annual Convention 2017 in Stockholm
will not only provide you with enriching presentations
from high level speakers and give you an update
on key dairy subjects, but will also offer you
an excellent opportunity to meet dairy leaders
and dairy experts from the European and global
dairy sector.
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