Lamaison, M.

Universidade Técnica de Lisboa

Lobbying for agroforestry in the EU

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Lobbying for Agroforestry in the EU2nd EURAF Conference / 4-6 June 2014 in CottbusAliénorEU: A winning lobbying with a human touch• European policies' consulting agency based in Brussels• Activities: monitoring, strategic advice, lobbying, communication, organisation of events, trainings and EU projects• Fields of expertise: agriculture and food, forestry, fisheries, animal welfare, raw material and wasteFlexibility, transparency, tailor made services, professionalism www.alienoreu.comAliénorEU: Main achievements  • CAP Reforn First pillar: Inclusion in Ecological Focus Area Second pillar: Deletion of the word extensive, extension of theperiod to cover the costs of maintenance - 5 years-, ambitiousmeasure fiche on the establishment of agroforestry systems• Adoption of the Pilot Project « Towards an integrated Europeanagroforestry sector »• Integration of agroforestry in different key documents : the EUForestry Strategy, EU Policy Framework on Climate Change andEnergyRaising awareness about agroforestry at the EU levelAGROFORESTRYEU: A free lobbying • EU competence: agriculture + other key policies: environment, climate change etc• Policy makers in need of expertise and reliable information• Fight between competing interestsEssential to make its voice heard and to influence the decision making process Brussels: a key placeEU: A strategic lobbyingEuropeanCommission• Proposal + Implementation• Civil servants• Delivering technical messages• Work with key DGs EuropeanParliament• Legislativepower• Politicians• Deliveringpoliticalmessages • Cross-party work and building alliancesCouncil• Legislativepower• Member States representatives• Working withMinistries and Perm.Rep.• Deliveringpolitical & technicalmessagesPrimary legislationTargeted monitoring is essential for an efficient lobbying.EU: A more complex lobbying• Delegated acts: Designed to provide or amend technical details or non-essential elements of the basic act• Implementing acts: Designed to achieve a uniform enforcement of the regulationOpaque process Hard to get timely informationMore technical lobbyingSecondary legislation• 50% of secondary legislation on key issues: greening etcEuropeanCommission proposal• 0,3% on secondarylegislationEuropeanParliamentamendmentsEU: A more complex lobbyingCase study: CAPUnder the pressure of the European Parliament and the Council, the EuropeanCommission has finally adopted a declaration and interpretative notes to avoidthe veto on delegated acts. Increased power for the EuropeanCommissionEU and national lobbying: two sides of the same coinFirst pillarUsing all legal possibilities to boost agroforestry: EFA, permanent pastures, eligibility etcSecond pillarIntegration of Article 23 in the Rural Development ProgramsThe new CAP gives more flexibility to Member States in the implementation phase.If no efficient national lobbying is done, the achievements at the EU level will be lost.  EU lobbying: an endless process• A new European Parliament for new opportunities and challenges• EFA assessment after the first year of implementation• CAP mid term assessment in 2017• Opportunities always offered by the European Commission Agriculture and Rural Development Civil Dialogue Groups / Closed European Innovation Partnership on Agriculture: suggestion of  topics for a Focus Group / Deadline 1st October European Network for Rural Development: Suggestions of topics / 2ndsemester 2014The adoption of the CAP reform does not mean that the process is over.Maintaining close relationships, building trust and  permanent dialogue with influential policy makersMélanie LamaisonDirectormelanie.lamaison@alienoreu.com

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Lobbying for agroforestry in the EU

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