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Countries wishing to extend the deadline for applications EU aid for farmers will be allowed to do so, EU agriculture and rural development commissioner Phil Hogan has confirmed. The deadline can now be extended by one month, from 15 May to 15 June 2017. Learn more .

Following the closure of the 12 week period of public consultation on modernising and simplifying the common agricultural policy (CAP) at midnight on 2 May 2017, preliminary figures indicate that the European Commission has received in excess of 320,000 responses from all 28 EU countries. Learn more .

A study requested by the Committee on 'Policy support for productivity vs. sustainability in EU agriculture: Towards viable farming and green growth’ will be presented today. This study presents the productivity trends in the last decades through case studies and policy analysis. The study is available in the Library sectiony.

A Commission representative will present today a study analysing the situation of agricultural interbranch organisations in the EU. The study provides a comprehensive overview of national legislation in this area, describes existing organisations and examines their role in the food supply chain.

The European Commission has adopted an action plan consisting of 15 points to boost the implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives, the EU’s most comprehensive nature rules. Text of the action plan is available here.