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Key Data on the CAP

Key Data on the CAP

First Pillar (€ milllion)

2009 overall budget (European Agricultural Guarantee Fund): EUR 41,131 million

Policy	Objectives	Main Instruments	2009 Expenditure
Market Interventions	Raise and stabilise market prices	Intervention buying; export subsidies	3,410
Coupled Subsidies	Increase production of selected goods	Production premia; area payments	4,846
Direct Income Support	Reward farmers' historic support entitlements	Single Farm Payment; Single Area Payment	31,295

Source: Financial Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund 2009 Financial Year.

Export Subsidies (€ milllion)

2008 Expenditure
Total	926
Cereals	10
Sugar and Isoglucose	501
Fruit and Vegetables	19
Products of the Wine-Growing Sector	15
Milk and Milk Products	29
Beef and Veal	33
Pigmeat, Eggs, Poultry and Beekeeping	201
Processed Agricultural Products	118

Source: European Commission, 2009. Annexes to the Commission Staff Working Document Accompanying the 2nd Financial Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund - 2008 Financial Year: SEC(2009) 1368 Part II.

Second Pillar (€ million)

2009 overall budget (European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development): EUR 13,623 million in expenditures committed for 2009 and beyond (Commitment Appropriations), EUR 8,210 million actually paid in 2009

Policy	Objectives	Main Instruments	2009 Expenditure
Axis 1	Improving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector	Modernization of agricultural holdings; adding value to agricultural and forestry products; infrastructure	2,626
Axis 2	Improving the environment and the countryside	Agri-environmental payments; payments to farmers in areas with handicaps	4,741
Axis 3	Improving the quality of life in rural areas and encouraging diversification of the rural economy	Village renewal and developments; basic services for the economy and rural population; business creation and development	364

Source: Financial Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development 2009 Financial Year.

Subsidies per hectare in 2008 (€)

Member States	Direct Aids	Pillar 2	Sum
Austria	222	186	409
Belgium	408	47	454
Denmark	365	48	414
Finland	237	139	376
France	249	35	329
Germany	325	70	395
Greece	590	114	704
Ireland	308	86	349
Italy	299	127	426
Luxembourg	264	104	369
Netherlands	415	38	452
Portugal	164	169	333
Spain	198	62	260
Sweden	230	89	319
United Kingdom	212	46	258

Bulgaria	55	191	245
Cyprus	133	170	303
Czech Republic	108	112	220
Estonia	45	105	150
Hungary	128	127	255
Latvia	35	169	204
Lithuania	60	94	154
Malta	155	2320	2475
Poland	81	125	205
Romania	31	83	114
Slovakia	81	72	153
Slovenia	115	586	701

Subsidies per hectare in 2013 (€)

Member States	Direct Aids	Pillar 2	Sum
Austria	236	167	403
Belgium	447	57	504
Denmark	394	40	434
Finland	249	126	375
France	310	47	357
Germany	346	82	428
Greece	544	165	709
Ireland	324	85	409
Italy	343	113	456
Luxembourg	283	101	384
Netherlands	469	54	529
Portugal	174	176	350
Spain	206	52	258
Sweden	247	86	333
United Kingdom	247	46	294

Bulgaria	190	130	320
Cyprus	366	144	511
Czech Republic	258	121	379
Estonia	112	125	237
Hungary	312	138	450
Latvia	83	85	168
Lithuania	143	96	239
Malta	494	1032	1526
Poland	197	120	316
Romania	92	99	191
Slovakia	200	165	366
Slovenia	295	231	526

Subsidies per member state in 2008 (€ million)

Member States	Direct Aids	Market	Pillar 2	Sum
Austria	709	38	595	1342
Belgium	560	188	64	812
Denmark	972	90	129	1191
Finland	544	16	319	879
France	8081	868	959	9908
Germany	5496	209	1187	6892
Greece	2405	150	463	3019
Ireland	1276	28	355	1659
Italy	3813	881	1617	6310
Luxembourg	35	1	14	49
Netherlands	794	184	73	1050
Portugal	570	148	588	1306
Spain	4921	948	1549	7417
Sweden	718	-27	227	968
United Kingdom	3422	74	736	4233
EU-15	34315	3795	8924	47034

Bulgaria	166	12	581	760
Cyprus	19	9	25	53
Czech Republic	380	21	393	794
Estonia	41	1	96	137
Hungary	543	27	538	1107
Latvia	62	2	301	364
Lithuania	158	16	249	423
Malta	2	1	24	27
Poland	1248	206	1933	3386
Romania	422	52	1147	1621
Slovakia	156	9	287	452
Slovenia	56	6	140	202
EU-12	3254	360	5711	9325

Total	37569	4155	14635	56359

Subsidies per member state in 2013 (€ million)

Memeber States	Direct Aids	Pillar 2	Sum
Austria	752	533	1285
Belgium	615	78	693
Denmark	1049	106	1155
Finland	571	289	859
France	8521	1279	9800
Germany	5853	1387	7240
Greece	2217	672	2888
Ireland	1341	352	1692
Italy	4370	1441	5811
Luxembourg	37	13	50
Netherlands	898	103	1001
Portugal	606	611	1217
Spain	5139	1284	6424
Sweden	771	267	4737
United Kingdom	3988	749	4737
EU-15	36727	9163	45890

Bulgaria	580	396	976
Cyprus	53	21	75
Czech Republic	909	424	1334
Estonia	101	113	214
Hungary	1319	585	1904
Latvia	146	151	298
Lithuania	380	254	634
Malta	5	11	16
Poland	3045	1851	4896
Romania	1264	1356	2620
Slovakia	388	320	708
Slovenia	114	113	257
EU-12	8336	5595	13930

Total	45062	14758	59821

Source: Council of the European Union, 2009. Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009. European Commission, 2009. EU Budget 2008: Financial Report. European Commission, 2009. Annexes to the Commission Staff Working Document Accompanying the 2nd Financial Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund - 2008 Financial Year: SEC(2009) 1368 Part II. European Commission, 2009. Commission Decision Fixing the Annual Breakdown per Member State of the Amount Referred to in Article 69(2a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 Concerning Support to Rural Development and Amending Commission Decision 2006/636/EC: 2009/545/EC.