Explainers

Following Brexit, the EU and the UK negotiated a set of agreements to guide and govern the future EU-UK relationship. These agreements protect citizens' rights while ensuring fair competition and continued cooperation.

Organic farming produces food by means of natural methods that have a limited environmental impact. The EU wants 25% of its farmland to be organic by 2030 and has clear rules to support that goal.

The EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) ensures food security, encourages sustainable farming and supports rural areas.

The EU sets limits on the amount of fish which can be caught in EU waters to ensure that stocks are not overexploited.

The reformed common agricultural policy for 2023-2027 aims to make farming in the EU fairer, greener and more results-driven.

Since January 2021, fishing rights for stocks shared between the EU and the UK are defined in bilateral annual consultations.

Making Europe’s food healthier and more sustainable is the main goal of the EU’s farm to fork policy work.

EU member states have defined common rules, via the EU's common fisheries policy, to manage fish resources sustainably and provide food to people.

On a yearly basis, EU countries agree on how much fish can be caught in EU waters or by EU vessels in other waters. The Council is the sole legislator on this matter.

How are fishing quotas set between the EU and the UK after Brexit? From January 2021, the rights to catch fish are set through annual bilateral consultations.