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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10135

8 May 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
Agricultural organisations argue for strong common agricultural policy and retention of direct payments after 2013

Brussels, 07/05/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 4 May, the leaders of European agricultural and cooperative organisations (COPA and COGECA) adopted a stance in favour of a strong Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the retention of direct aid after 2013. Nearly 30 million people work on farms in the EU. Farmers and foresters manage over three-quarters of the area of the EU. With difficult market conditions and rising costs, farmers have seen their incomes slide over the last ten...

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