Brussels, 12/03/2013 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament is preparing to give its representatives a mandate to begin negotiation on common agricultural policy (CAP) reform with member states, for the first time as co-legislator. The aim is to reach a final political agreement by June this year on the basis of a reduction in credits allocated to farming in the context of the multiannual financial framework 2014-2020 (see EUROPE 10782).
The negotiating mandate is based on a position...