Brussels, 12/01/2011 (Agence Europe) - Latvia, at present the member state with the lowest level of aid from the common agricultural policy (CAP), has proposed capping the level of payments under the first pillar of the CAP (market expenditure and direct aid). According to the Latvian proposal, this aid system should be variable and based on “objective and equitable” criteria, with the minimum set at €200 per hectare and the maximum at €300 per hectare.
“We are not asking for a...