Brussels, 12/07/2011 (Agence Europe) - Speaking on Monday 11 July, European Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Cioloº sought to reassure MEPs concerned by cuts in the CAP budget for 2014-2020. He said that the fact of retaining funding for direct payments and rural development, with the creation of new budgetary lines for minimising the crisis situation and the impact of globalisation, is along the lines set for achieving common agricultural policy objectives.
Paolo De Castro (S&D, Italy),...