Interphaz - Europe Direct is organizing a conference on Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 6 p.m. in the city council chamber at City Hall, devoted to the future of the common agricultural policy (CAP). Free entry.
In partnership with the University of Lille, the City of Villeneuve d'Ascq and the association Citoyen d'Europe, dedicated to the future of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in the next multiannual financial framework of the European Union.
This meeting will bring together several speakers to discuss the challenges and prospects of the CAP in the future European budgetary framework:

• Pierre Mayance, professor-researcher in sociology, specialist in the Common Agricultural Policy;
• Sophie Hélaine, Head of Unit at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI);
• David Cormand, French MEP from the Green group (subject)
• François Meresse, deputy mayor of Villeneuve d'Ascq in charge of food, the agricultural transition and relations with the agricultural world and the management of farmland.
  A time for discussion to better understand the European budgetary guidelines and their implications for agriculture and local authorities.