EJPAU 2015. Krzyżanowski J. FROM „DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS” THROUGH „DECOUPLING” TO “GREENING”

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2015
Volume 18
Issue 2

Topic:

Economics

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Krzyżanowski J. 2015. FROM „DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS” THROUGH „DECOUPLING” TO “GREENING” – DIRECT PAYMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, EJPAU 18(2), #07.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume18/issue2/abs-07.html

FROM „DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS” THROUGH „DECOUPLING” TO “GREENING” – DIRECT PAYMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Julian T. Krzyżanowski
Department of Agricultural and International Economics, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland

ABSTRACT

The evolution of the direct payments system in the EU,
as a basic support to agriculture, is presented; beginning with the first forms
of payments introduced by the British before United Kingdom joined the European
Community. The standard system brought in by the McSharry Reform is discussed,
which was altered by the Fischler Reform, that introduced i.a. the so called “decoupling”.
The SAPS System, adopted as an alternative by the new member countries is analysed
briefly. The paper is finalized by presentation of the principles of the direct
payments system for 2014–2020. One of the new elements in this system is
that farmers are obliged, to a much greater extent than before, to comply with
pro-ecological requirements, so – called “greening”.

Key words: direct payments, common agricultural policy, “deficiency payments”, “decoupling”, “greening”.

Julian T. Krzyżanowski
Department of Agricultural and International Economics, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
ul. Nowoursynowska 166
02-787 Warszawa
Poland
email: julian_krzyzanowski@sggw.pl

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