Convergence is the level of the rebalancing of the direct payment to farmers within member states. The European Commission strongly supports the idea of setting an absolute minimum for internal convergence to increase the level of payments for the farmers who were the least supported during the last years. Convergence of direct payments should not remain a concept but should become a tangible and ambitious reality by 2019. This is a key element for fairer and better targeted direct payments among farmers that support food security and the provision of public goods. Attribution statement: © Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right [year].