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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10232

9 October 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
Farmers concerned that Commission draft reform will further increase costs

Brussels, 08/10/2010 (Agence Europe) - Plans by the European Commission to make common agricultural policy (CAP) direct payments a little “greener” are worrying farmers. “The Commission plans will increase costs even further for EU farmers, threatening their competitivity and economic viability,” warned Pekka Pesonen, Secretary-General of Copa (Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations of the EU) and Cogeca (General Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives of the EU). He...

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