Reform of the CAP 2014-2020 and comparison with instruments of agricultural policy in Serbia

Abstract

The Republic of Serbia is in the process of joining the EU, which implies harmonization of Serbia's agricultural policy with Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) measures and mechanisms that are constantly in the process of reforming. The aim of the paper is to present the CAP reform solutions for the 2014-2020 programming period, as well as their comparison with the instruments of agricultural policy in Serbia. The analysis is primarily focused on direct payments due to their significance, in the total EU and the CAP budget, and importance in overall agricultural support in Serbia. Comparison of the instruments of CAP with the instruments of agricultural policy of Serbia, within direct payments, indicates significant differences. Namely, agricultural policy of Serbia is characterised by certain forms of direct incentives, which are fully eliminated in the CAP (payments based on output, input subsidies, etc.).

Republika Srbija se nalazi u procesu pristupanje EU, što, pored ostalog, podrazumeva usklađivanje agrarne politike Srbije s merama i mehanizmima Zajedničke agrarne politike - ZAP (Common Agricultural Policy), koja se neprekidno reformiše. Cilj rada jeste da se prikažu reformska rešenja ZAP za period 2014-2020. godine, kao i komparacija s instrumentima agrarne politike Srbije. Analizom su prvenstveno obuhvaćena direktna plaćanja, s obzirom na njihov značaj u ukupnom budžetu EU i budžetu ZAP, te značaj koji imaju u ukupnoj agrarnoj podršci u Srbiji. Komparacija instrumenta ZAP s postojećima u agrarnoj politici Srbije, u okviru direktnih plaćanja, ukazuje na to da se ona značajno razlikuju. Naime, u agrarnoj politici Srbije evidentno je prisustvo pojedinih oblika direktnih podsticaja koji su u ZAP potpuno eliminisani (proizvodno vezana plaćanja po autputu; regresi za đubrivo i sl.).