COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT on grants and direct actions Accompanying the document REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on the implementation of Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy
Date: 2026-01-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, EU initiative, European Commission, co-financing, common agricultural policy, dissemination of EU information, public awareness campaign

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 23.1.2026  SWD(2026) 8 final  COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT on grants and direct actions Accompanying the document REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on the implementation of Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy {COM(2026) 17 final}  
 
 
Contents 
1.  GRANTS ............................................................................................................................. 2 

Number of grants applications received and grants awarded by Member States in 2023 ................. 2 

List of grants awarded under 2023 budget year ............................................................................. 3 

Number of grants applications received and grants awarded by Member States in 2024 ................. 4 

List of grants awarded under 2024 budget year ............................................................................. 5 

2.  DIRECT ACTIONS ............................................................................................................. 6 

List of direct actions financed under the 2023 budget year ............................................................. 6 

List of direct actions financed under the 2024 budget year ............................................................. 7 

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1.  GRANTS 

Number of grants applications received and grants awarded by Member States in 2023  

Member 
State 

AT 
BE 
BG 
CY 
CZ 
DE 
DK 
EE 
EL 
ES 
FI 
FR 
HR 
HU 
IE 
IT 
LV 
LT 
LU 
MT 
NL 
PL 
PT 
RO 
SE 
SI 
SK 
Total 

Grants 
applications 
submitted 
0 
2 
4 
3 
0 
2 
1 
0 
1 
3 
1 
2 
2 
1 
0 
18 
1 
0 
0 
0 
1 
2 
3 
3 
0 
2 
1 
53 

Grants 
awarded 

0 
0 
3 
3 
0 
0 
1 
0 
1 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
5 
1 
0 
0 
0 
1 
1 
2 
1 
0 
2 
1 
23 

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List of grants awarded under 2023 budget year  

Applicant organisation 

Name of the project 

IKONOMEDIA AD 
GAIA EPICHEIREIN ANONYMI 
ETAIREIA PSIFIAKON YPIRESION 
RETI TELEVISIVE ITALIANE SPA 
TV IDEA - KANAL 10 DRUZBA ZA 
TELEVIZ DEJAVNOST D.O.O. 
EURACTIV MEDIA NETWORK B.V. 
CONFEDERAZIONE NAZIONALE 
COLDIRETTI 
SIGMA LIVE LTD 
ASPON CONSULTING LTD 
CASOPISNO ZALOZNISKA DRUZBA 
KMECKI GLAS DOO 

2022-BG-CAPtivate 

CAP4Food 

2023-IT-FOODLAB 

2022-SL-AGRI101 

2023-NL-RECAP 

2023-IT-InfoPAC 

LAC Sustainable CAP 
CAPACITY 

2023-SI-CAPSF 

UNIONE COLTIVATORI ITALIANI - UCI  2022-IT-SMART PAC 
INOVA+ - INNOVATION SERVICES, SA  2023-PT-FUTURAGRI 
2023-DK-CAP INFO 5 
2023-LV-INFOME 
GreenChange 
2023-PL-INFOCAP 

L-MEDIEHUS AS 
SIA PR KVADRATS 
I-EUROPA SRO 
PLANTPRESS SP. Z O.O. 
CONSULAI, CONSULTORIA 
AGROINDUSTRIAL LDA 
AGRIGATE MEDIA LTD 
AB COMMUNICATIONS LTD 
UNIONS AGRARIAS - UPA 
IMH C.S.C. LIMITED 
IMAGE LINE SRL 
INIZIATIVE EDITORIALI SRL 
RADIO FRANCE INTERNATIONALE 
ROMANIA SRL 

B-RURAL 

CAP4US - Part 6 
CAPGZBO 
2023-ES-GAIA 
2023-CY-WWC 
CAP4AgroInnovation 
AGRI4EDU23 

2023-RO-CARE-2 

3 

Member 
State of the 
coordinator 
BG 

Requested 
contribution 
(€) 
134.948 

EL 

IT 

SI 

NL 

IT 

CY 
CY 

SI 

IT 
PT 
DK 
LV 
SK 
PL 

PT 

BG 
BG 
ES 
CY 
IT 
IT 

RO 

198.250 

149.352 

109.600 

329.551 

104.219 

191.765 
148.350 

106.655 

75.818 
299.150 
278.033 
226.466 
122.760 
136.158 

194.446 

160.115 
120.738 
345.758 
183.289 
138.702 
157.525 

95.000 

 
 
Number of grants applications received and grants awarded by Member States in 2024  

Member 
State 

AT 
BE 
BG 
CY 
CZ 
DE 
DK 
EE 
EL 
ES 
FI 
FR 
HR 
HU 
IE 
IT 
LV 
LT 
LU 
MT 
NL 
PL 
PT 
RO 
SE 
SI 
SK 
Total 

Grants 
applications 
submitted 
1 
3 
6 
2 
1 
2 
1 
0 
3 
2 
0 
2 
1 
1 
1 
15 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
3 
2 
3 
0 
2 
1 
52 

Grants 
awarded 

0 
0 
2 
2 
0 
0 
1 
0 
1 
1 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
7 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
1 
2 
0 
2 
1 
22 

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List of grants awarded under 2024 budget year  

Applicant organisation 

Name of the project 

IKONOMEDIA AD 
AB COMMUNICATIONS LTD 
ASPON CONSULTING LTD 
L-MEDIEHUS AS 
CONFEDERATION PAYSANNE-
SYNDICATS POUR UNE 
AGRICULTURE PAYSANNE ET LA 
DEFENSE DE SES TRAVAILLEURS 
KYOTO CLUB 

IMAGE LINE SRL 

CONFEDERAZIONE NAZIONALE 
COLDIRETTI 
PLANTPRESS SP. Z O.O. 
INOVA+ - INNOVATION 
SERVICES, SA 
RADIO FRANCE 
INTERNATIONALE ROMANIA SRL 
CASOPISNO ZALOZNISKA 
DRUZBA KMECKI GLAS DOO 
TV IDEA - KANAL 10 DRUZBA ZA 
TELEVIZ DEJAVNOST D.O.O. 
INIZIATIVE EDITORIALI SRL 
AGENZIA ANSA - AGENZIA 
NAZIONALE STAMPA ASSOCIATA 
- SOCIETA COOPERATIVA 
AGENTIA DE DEZVOLTARE 
JUDETEANA HARGHITA 
GAIA EPICHEIREIN ANONYMI 
ETAIREIA PSIFIAKON YPIRESION 
I-EUROPA SRO 
CITYNEWS SPA 
SIGMA LIVE LTD 
FUNDACION MALDITA.ES 
CONTRALA DESINFORMACION: 
PERIODISMOEDUCACION 
INVESTIGACIONY DATOS EN 
NUEVOS FORMATOS 
EDIZIONI L'INFORMATORE 
AGRARIO SRL 

Member 
State of the 
coordinator 
BG 
BG 
CY 
DK 

Requested 
contribution 
(€) 
126.071 
178.768 
178.893 
296.566 

2023-BG-CAPtivate-2 
2024-BG-CAPGZRU 
2024-CY-LSC 
2024-DK-CAP INFO 6 

2024-FR-PACT4CAP 

FR 

222.637 

2024-IT-Agree CAP 
2024-IT-
CAP4AGRINN 

2024-IT-InfoPAC 

2024-PL-INFOCAP 

2024-PT-PAC-TO 

IT 

IT 

IT 

PL 

PT 

157.046 

264.469 

137.740 

131.667 

299.605 

2024-RO-CARE-3 

RO 

104.290 

2024-SI-GCGL 

2024-SL-AgriFG 

AGRINET4WOMEN 

CAPCOM 

CAPambition2024-RO 

COOPinCAP 

FutureCAP 
GENECAP 
Inclusive CAP 

SI 

SI 

IT 

IT 

RO 

EL 

SK 
IT 
CY 

132.549 

151.900 

173.644 

156.414 

113.826 

203.671 

135.076 
242.272 
213.154 

MALAGRI 

ES 

92.388 

2024-IT-
LINFORMAPC 

IT 

157.084 

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2.  DIRECT ACTIONS  

List of direct actions financed under the 2023 budget year  

MEDIA AND WEB 
Agri-Press  
Agri social media 
Recruitment of UX/UI specialist 
Contracting of a senior on-line community manager 
Contracting 2 graphic designers 
Contracting 2 webmasters/web developers 
Maintenance and hosting fees of e-platform 
SUBTOTAL Media and web 

CONFERENCES, FAIRS AND EVENTS 
EU Agri-food days 
AU-EU Agriculture Ministerial Conference 
EU Organic award ceremony 
Open day 
DEMOAGRO fair 
ELMIA fair 
Internationale Grüne Woche and Salon International de l’Agriculture  
Communication material (including 'Food for Europe' podcasts) 
DG AGRI participation on World Fair Osaka 2025 
Catering 
SUBTOTAL Conferences, fairs and evets 

Budget earmarked (€) 
                 149.922  
                 183.472  
                 124.445  
                   99.557  
                 234.637  
                 248.890  
                   49.973  
               1.090.896  

Budget earmarked (€) 
                 599.185  
                 197.405  
                 102.825  
                   59.703  
                 264.816  
                   86.995  
                 599.886  
                 448.219  
               2.500.000  
                     1.000  
               4.860.034  

TOTAL BUDGET EARMARKED for direct actions financed under 
the 2023 budget year (€) 

               5.950.930  

HORIZONTAL ACTIVITIES 
E-grants/ SEDIA fees 
Subscriptions to specialised press 
SUBTOTAL Horizontal activities 

GRANTS 
Grants selected under IMCAP 2023 call for proposals  
Experts - evaluators 
SUBTOTAL Grants 

Budget earmarked (€) 
                 434.356  
                 103.279  
                 537.635  

Budget earmarked (€) 
               4.006.650  
                   36.000  
               4.042.650  

CORPORATE COMMUNICATION 
Corporate communication – co-delegated by DG AGRI to DG COMM 

Budget earmarked (€) 
             11.185.000  

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List of direct actions financed under the 2024 budget year 

MEDIA AND WEB 
Agri-Press  
Agri social media 
Recruitment of an information architecture/ content expert 
Recruitment of an online writer 
Contracting 2 graphic designers 
Contracting 2 webmasters/web developers 
Recruitment of a social media expert 
Recruitment of an online communication consultant  
Recruitment of a junior social media manager  
Maintenance and hosting fees of e-platform 
DG AGRI website hosting fee 
SUBTOTAL Media and web 

CONFERENCES, FAIRS AND EVENTS 
EU Agri-food days 
Youth policy dialogue event in Brussels 
EU Organic award ceremony 
Organisation and implementation of an Hackaton 
Fair in Libramont 
Internationale Grüne Woche and Salon International de l’Agriculture  
Communication material (including 'Food for Europe' podcasts) 
Global commitment covering envisaged communication actions in 2025 
SUBTOTAL Conferences, fairs and events 

Budget earmarked (€) 
                   91.015  
                 185.000  
                 197.911  
                 118.224  
                 489.809  
                 453.499  
                 149.014  
                 176.000  
                 132.019  
                   39.980  
                   10.000  
               2.042.471  

Budget earmarked (€) 
                 675.932  
                 100.000  
                   96.775  
                 400.000  
                 240.941  
                 709.051  
                 893.543  
               2.028.989  
               5.145.231 

TOTAL BUDGET EARMARKED for direct actions financed under 
the 2023 budget year (€) 

               7.187.702 

HORIZONTAL ACTIVITIES 
Special Eurobarometer 2024 survey on “Europeans, Agriculture and the 
CAP“ 
Recruitment of a content strategist 
E-grants/ SEDIA fees 
Subscriptions to specialised press 
SUBTOTAL Horizontal activities 

GRANTS 
Grants selected under IMCAP 2024 call for proposals  
Experts - evaluators 
SUBTOTAL Grants 

Budget earmarked (€) 

                 948.833  

                   95.733  
                 586.970  
                 100.000  
               1.731.536 

Budget earmarked (€) 
               4.869.731  
                   54.000  
               4.923.731  

CORPORATE COMMUNICATION 

Budget earmarked (€) 

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Corporate communication – co-delegated by DG AGRI to DG COMM 

             20.570.000  

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