Brussels, 15/09/2010 (Agence Europe) - “The European Union needs a strong CAP beyond the year 2013. There must be resources for action commensurate with our ambitions. … An adapted regulatory framework (i.e. direct payment for farmers, up-to-date market instruments functioning as a safety net, producer organisations) is needed to buffer devastating effects of growing price volatility and market crises.”
The joint position, initialled in Berlin on Tuesday evening 14 September by French...