Where the law stands, Dossier 2026/2041(INI)
Generational renewal in agriculture
Own-initiative report (INI): Parliament’s own position on a topic. It is not binding. · First reading
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands
Committee work
In committee: AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) is preparing the report (draft published 11 May 2026).
- Referred to committee(done) 30 April 2026
- Committee work AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) preparing the report
- Tabled for plenary(to come)
- Plenary vote(to come)
- Parliament’s position(to come)
No plenary decision on this dossier is in our records yet.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Agriculture and Rural Development
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Maria Walsh (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- André Franqueira Rodrigues (S&D), Marie Dauchy (Patriots), Veronika Vrecionová (ECR), Jérémy Decerle (Renew), Pär Holmgren (Greens), Arash Saeidi (The Left)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Committee draft· 11 May 2026
AI summary:This is a draft report by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development on generational renewal in agriculture. It warns that the proposed reduction of the 2028-2034 common agricultural policy (CAP) budget risks undermining generational renewal and calls for 10 % of that budget to be ring-fenced for young farmers.
Timeline
Newest first.
Committee stage 3 steps
15 June 2026
Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)
Members of AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) proposed changes to the draft.
Amendments in committee (AGRI)Amendments in committee (AGRI)
11 May 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
30 April 2026
Referred to the AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2026/2041(INI)