The CAP "health check" – a review of the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy – has implications for all of Europe's agriculture.

As farm ministers compromise to reach political agreement, we chart the progress of this attempt to modernise, simplify and streamline the CAP to make it easier for farmers to respond to market forces.

• Read the Commission's press release on the political compromise agreement (Word document)
• Read the changes made in the compromise on final Health Check proposals (Word document)