A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi

Future financing for European agriculture and fisheries policies will be a difficult and controversial subject for the summit on 22-23 November

Two particular sectors. After my general considerations (see this column in EUROPE 10721), the common agricultural policy (CAP) and the common fisheries policy (CFP) call for specific considerations in view of the European Council on 22-23 November. These two envelopes of the EU's financial perspectives for 2014-2020 have already been the subject of in-depth discussions at ministerial level and drafts have been developed. It is now up to the heads of state and government to have their...