In the negotiations on a declaration on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which 26 of 27 EU agriculture ministers adopted this week, German Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir urged in vain that budget issues be excluded. Instead, the EU agriculture ministers state in the declaration that „dedicated and adequate“ funds are needed for the CAP. However, they concede that they do not want to anticipate the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework( MFF).