Brussels, 06/02/2013 (Agence Europe) - In a statement approved on Wednesday 6 February, European farmers and agricultural cooperatives call on the heads of state and government to reach a decision “to provide a strong financial framework for the European Union until 2020”. Fresh spending cuts would threaten food security as well as growth and jobs in rural areas, Copa-Cogeca warns.
In their statement, farmers say that the agreement on the next financial framework must “maintain the...