Brussels, 04/04/2012 (Agence Europe) - EU member states are divided over aid ceilings for large farms and a majority of them support the new aid payments proposed by the European Commission relating to reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP): aid to young farmers, a payment scheme for small farms, and special aid for vulnerable sectors.
With a view to the EU agriculture ministers' debate on 26 April in Luxembourg on reform of direct payments, experts from the Special Committee on...