Brussels, 12/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 12 October, the European Commission proposed to reduce direct aid in the category starting from €150,000 and to cap it at €300,000, starting from 2014. In its legislative proposals on the reform of the common agriculture policy (CAP), it also proposed that 30% of the payments be granted conditionally on the basis of respect for sustainable and environmentally beneficial agricultural practices (crop diversification, maintaining permanent...