On 26 June 2013, an agreement was reached between the European Commission, the Council and the European Parliament on a new CAP. [51] [52] Over the next few months, the three EU co-legislators will negotiate an agreement at EU level. The European Commission can propose changes or withdraw the CAP. However, if the European Commission surrenders and the Council of the EU and Parliament insist on approving a “let-do” CAP incompatible with the EU-Greens agreement, there is little hope of higher ambitions and all attention is focused on the difficult negotiations on the CAP`s strategic plans at national level. One of the reasons for the 1992 reforms was the need to reach agreement on EU foreign ministers in negotiations on agricultural subsidies with eu external partners. [28] Eu-EU agriculture ministers have agreed on a reform of the Common Agricultural Policy. The agreement, which has been concluded for several years, will place greater emphasis on environmental protection. The discussions lasted almost two days before the Agriculture Ministers reached an agreement on the proposal of the Federal Minister of Agriculture, Julia Klickner. At the same time, the EU remains the world`s largest importer of agricultural products from developing countries. On average, the EU imported 53 billion euros of goods over the period 2006-2008. That`s more than the United States, Japan, Canada, Australia and New Zealand combined. [70] A preferential market access agreement for products from developing countries continues to encourage this development.

Today, about 71% of EU agricultural imports come from developing countries. The “Everything but Arms” programme[71] allows the 49 least developed countries to enter the EU market duty- and quota-free. Under the Economic Partnership Agreements, the countries of the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group enjoy unrestricted access to tariffs and quotas. “After a long and bitter struggle, we have reached an important milestone,” Klickner said at a live press conference after the agreement was concluded. The mechanisms of intervention have decreased considerably, the Commission has only intervened: soft wheat, butter and skimmed milk powder.