European Union: Policy

European Union Briefing Room Basic Information Policy Issues and Analysis

European Union (EU) agricultural and trade policies are major determinants of EU agricultural production and trade. The EU’s Common Agricultural Policy is primarily a domestically oriented farm policy that has shaped EU agriculture since 1962. Since adoption of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture (URAA), the EU’s commitments under the URAA have increasingly affected its agricultural trade and have also strongly influenced the EU’s domestic agricultural policy.

• Common Agricultural Policy
• EU commitments in the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture