Brussels, 22/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - In Luxembourg on Monday 22 October, the European Agriculture Ministers showed differences in their appreciation of the internal convergence of direct aid, one of the main planks of the reform of the common agriculture policy (CAP).
A group of countries made up of, amongst others, France, Spain, Italy, Austria and Ireland takes the view that the aim of achieving convergence of aid (better division of aid between old and new member states) in 2020 is...