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I would challenge you to explain what is exceptionally protectionist about EU agricultural policy compared to say the US, Japan or any other large economy. CAP
by derriz 9y ago
I would challenge you to explain what is exceptionally protectionist about EU agricultural policy compared to say the US, Japan or any other large economy.
CAP is a product of its time (sixties and seventies) but has been and continues to be reformed beyond recognition. All the export subsidies, quotas, price floors and other market distortions are gone or are in the process of being phased out.
As for sugar tariffs, it has been used as a tool for development policy with developing countries having zero-tariff access to EU markets. The processed Coffee tariff is not "heavy" - certainly less than 10% from what I recall.
- blibble 9y agoI didn't say "compared to other large economies", I said it was protectionist in itself, which it is yes, the CAP was a product of its time, but it's still there, it still makes up a huge 39% of the budget[1] (down from 79%, true), and the external tariffs on agriculture average out to a whopping 18% if this isn't protectionism, what is? [1]: https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/sites/agriculture/files/cap-post-2013/graphs/graph1_en.pdf https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/sites/agriculture/files/cap...