Brussels, 21/10/2010 (Agence Europe) - European agricultural organisations have strongly criticised the European Commission intention to “sideline” the economic objectives of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in its review of the EU budget.
Padraig Walshe, the president of COPA (Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations in the EU), warned that the EU could not achieve its environmental and climate change objectives “unless farmers are economically viable”. Reinforcing...