More flexibility to European Union (EU) countries to support young farmers, more ecological focus areas, more support for farmers facing income losses – these were just some of the proposed improvements to EU agri-food policy agreed by EU member states on 16 October 2017. The changes to the four main regulations governing the common agricultural policy (CAP) will enter only into force once a deal on all aspects on the overall proposal (the so-called Omnibus regulation) is reached.