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<p>The European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has evolved over the years, and climate change mitigation and sustainability were recently added as objectives to the policy. This <italic>sustainability</italic> policy includes subsidies for farmers. The success of EU policies relies on positive public perception. This study aimed to investigate Europeans' perception of EU <italic>sustainability</italic> subsidies. This analysis was complemented by evaluating citizens’ attitudes towards agriculture and climate change and socio-economic variables. Overall, EU citizens support CAP and <italic>sustainability</italic> practices. Our findings reveal that EU citizens strongly in favour of this support tend to be older, more educated, politically left-wing, from higher social classes, residing in smaller communities, and optimistic about the EU's future. Additionally, these citizens hold strong environmental concerns and support innovative practices to benefit sustainable agriculture.</p>
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The European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has evolved over the years, and climate change mitigation and sustainability were recently added as objectives to the policy. This sustainability policy includes subsidies for farmers. The success of EU policies relies on positive public perception. This study aimed to investigate Europeans' perception of EU sustainability subsidies. This analysis was complemented by evaluating citizens’ attitudes towards agriculture and climate change and socio-economic variables. Overall, EU citizens support CAP and sustainability practices. Our findings reveal that EU citizens strongly in favour of this support tend to be older, more educated, politically left-wing, from higher social classes, residing in smaller communities, and optimistic about the EU's future. Additionally, these citizens hold strong environmental concerns and support innovative practices to benefit sustainable agriculture.

The European Citizens’ Stance on the <italic>Sustainability</italic> Subsidies Given to The Eu Farmers

Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo

European Countryside

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The European Citizens’ Stance on the  Subsidies Given to The Eu Farmers

The European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has evolved over the years, and climate change mitigation and sustainability were recently added as objectives to...

The European Citizens’ Stance on the Sustainability Subsidies Given to The Eu Farmers

Published Online: Jul 03, 2024

Page range: 324 - 336

Received: Oct 15, 2023

Accepted: May 07, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2024-0018

Keywords
Common Agricultural Policy, climate change, subsidies, sustainability

© 2024 Fernando Mata et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The European Citizens’ Stance on the Sustainability Subsidies Given to The Eu Farmers

Published Online: Jul 03, 2024

Page range: 324 - 336

Received: Oct 15, 2023

Accepted: May 07, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2024-0018

KeywordsCommon Agricultural Policy, climate change, subsidies, sustainability

© 2024 Fernando Mata et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Common Agricultural Policy, climate change, subsidies, sustainability