DIRECTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY AFTER 2013

Ciljevi rada su ustanoviti aktualna obilježja i smjernice Zajedničke poljoprivredne politike EU (ZPP), te utvrditi najvažnije elemente koji utječu na prilagodbu hrvatske agrarne politike. ZPP je u posljednjih dvadesetak godina prošla četiri reforme i trenutno se javno raspravlja o petoj, kao podlozi za donošenje odluka u programskom razdoblju 2014.-2020. Glavna uloga ZPP-a i dalje ostaje opskrba tržišta hranom, ali i odgovor zahtjevu uravnotežene raspodjele proračunskih sredstava među poljoprivrednicima i zemljama članicama, izazovu očuvanja okoliša, te uvođenje novih alata za upravljanje tržnim rizicima. Hrvatska poljoprivredna politika u procesu prilagodbe treba odrediti prioritete vlastitog poljoprivrednog sektora u skladu s raspoloživim resursima, jasnije odabrati modele potpore, prilagoditi politiku potrebama određene regije, intenzivirati edukaciju, i ocijeniti vlastitu proizvodnju osobito u odnosu na izravne konkurente u EU.The aim of this paper is to identify current characteristics of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and most important elements which affect the adjustment of Croatian agricultural policy. In the last decade the CAP has passed four reforms and fifth is in preparation in the form of public discussion that should provide input to the policymakers for the programme period 2014-2020. The main role of the CAP remains the provision of food on the market, response to demands for balanced distribution of budget among farmers and member states and to environmental challenges as well as introduction of modern risk management tools. During the process of adjustment Croatian agricultural policy should determine the priorities of its agricultural sector in the context of disposable resources, clearly select models of support, adjust the policies to requirements of each region, intensify education and evaluate own production, especially in relation to direct competitors in the EU