Brussels, 14/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - Agricultural organisations and a few EU countries, such as France and Italy, have criticised the 30% level of direct payments for greening, the 7% of land that has to be taken out of production and the new distribution of agricultural aid that feature in the proposal on the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).
In France, Agriculture Minister Bruno Le Maire has said that, “as it stands”, the Commission proposal on greening direct payments...