As you have been informed, EU Commissioner Mr. Hansen has proposed changes in the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy. As part of this, he also proposed that beekeepers can also be paid support per beehive from environmental funds – for the pollination service of bees.
In September, this proposal was presented to the AGRI Committee. The procedure is continuing in the EU Parliament. The proposal is expected to be adopted either at the end of 2025 or at the beginning of 2026. This will be followed by the “bureaucratic” part of the procedure, and its inclusion in national regulations. Realistically, this could be arranged in the middle of 2026.
As soon as there is new information, we will publish it on the EBA website and in EBAMAGAZIN.
Boštjan Noč
President of European Beekeeping Association