After 53 trilogues on the four regulations of the common agricultural policy (CAP) reform, the Parliament and Council finally reached an agreement under the Lithuanian Presidency on 24 September 2013.  This was the first time the European Parliament has been involved as co-legislator on CAP reform under the co-decision procedure.  This process demonstrates that the European Parliament has been able to improve the reform, making it more democratic, whilst also working swiftly enough to ensure that farmers will benefit in time from the new regulation.