Brussels, 14/02/2012 (Agence Europe) - Several delegations expressed the view at the Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA) on Monday 13 February that the European Commission proposals on direct aid and market measures (within the framework of reform of the common agricultural policy - CAP) do nothing to simplify the rules.
On direct aid, many countries felt that the greening of CAP aid, as proposed by the Commission, could mean far more red tape (a remark made by, inter alia, the...