Jordan Bardella· PfE

Nuanced

The Common Agricultural Policy budget was claimed to have been extended by 45 billion euros.

Omissions

• The 45 billion euros comes from the mid-term review funds for rural areas within the existing MFF framework
• The proposal involves reallocating funds from cohesion policy to agriculture, not creating new budgetary resources
• This was a proposal by Ursula von der Leyen announced in January 2026, which would have been very recent relative to the session date of 2026-01-21
• The funds are intended for the 2028-2034 MFF period, not the current CAP programming period

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Parliament - Committee on Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentEUR 45 billion made available for agriculture from the mid-term review funds for rural areas
• SecondaryCouncil of European Junior Farmers (CEJA)The European Commission proposed to top-up the ring-fenced CAP budget by €45 billion made available from the MFF
• SecondaryAgence EuropeUrsula von der Leyen proposes releasing €45 billion in agricultural funds; the funds come from the MFF mid-term review resources for rural areas
• SecondaryEuractivThe European Commission is proposing to unlock €45 billion for farmers from the MFF for the 2028-2034 period