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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10578
SECTORAL POLICY / (ae) agriculture

CAP - Council finds reform over-complicated

Brussels, 20/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 20 March, in Brussels, many member states again criticised the complexity of the proposals on reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP), mainly in relation to the greening of direct aid, the new system of direct aid in several layers, the notion of “active farming”, and the rural development fund.

Denmark's Agriculture Minister Mette Gjerskov said during a press conference that the place of farmers is on their land, not in their...

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