​The CoR Bureau meeting held on Tuesday 2nd June 2015, agreed on issuing an own-initiative opinion proposed By Mr Anthony Buchanan, 1st Vive President of  NAT commission on the simplification of CAP.  While the CAP has been agreed for 2014-2020 there is still a need for further simplification. Thus, it is of great importance that the CoR should initiate an inter-institutional discussion in this topic. The European Commission is expected to propose the simplification plan of the CAP in September Council meeting. The EC wants to: ease the administrative burden, cut red-tape at Member State level, implement screening of EU farm policy, review of CAP greening measures. The NAT commission will discuss the draft working document in Porto next 19 June. The adoption by NAT commission is foreseen for September meeting and by the CoR Plenary in October 2015.