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The Common Agricultural Policy CAP was established with the European Economic Community by the adoption of the Treaty of Rome in 1957, in order to ensure the continents food security, being it a basic pillar to this regions integration. Its development follows the evolution of the European Bloc as well as the changes in international trade, requiring other/ new behaviors by the European countries. Thus, over the years, the CAP has undergone several signicant structural changes, which have transformed the way subsidies are passed on to farmers, in an attempt to become less aggressive to the eyes of international society. Hence, this paper aims to address these topics, from the importance of agriculture to the European Union establishment to the changes inserted into the CAP due to new regional and global arrangements.