CAP Strategic Plans

At a glance

Each EU country elaborated its own CAP Strategic Plan (except Belgium which has one for Flanders and one for Wallonia).

The CAP Strategic Plans include the intervention strategies, and the CAP instruments each EU country will use from 2023 to 2027 to achieve the CAP objectives. They ensure coherence across the CAP instruments, and the strategic and complementary use of resources.

In total, EU countries have planned 2 500 interventions in their CAP Strategic Plans.

The CAP Strategic Plans and their amendments are approved by the European Commission, which supports the EU countries throughout the process. For their approval, the Commission also assesses whether they contribute to, and are consistent with, the EU legislation and commitments.

1 January 2023 marked the entry into force of the 2023-27 CAP and the beginning of the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plans.

CAP Strategic Plans by country

The links guide you to the overview of:

• the CAP Strategic Plan approved by the European Commission for each EU country;
• their approval process;
• the annual performance reports.

Monitoring performances

The European Commission uses annual performance reports (APRs) to monitor the CAP Strategic Plans’:

• performance;
• spending;
• outputs;
• results.

EU countries are required to submit their APRs by 15 February of each year covering the results of the previous financial year. 

CAP performance tables

In November 2023, the European Commission published an assessment of CAP Strategic Plans delivery on CAP objectives. It summarises the combined contributions of the interventions planned by EU countries. The Commission’s assessment draws on the studies carried out by an external body.

Legal basis

The approval process was based on the criteria laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by EU countries under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans).