Brussels, 27/03/2013 (Agence Europe) - For the very first time, the European Commission adopted, on Wednesday 27 March, a proposal of financial discipline providing for a reduction of nearly 5% in 2014 of direct payments paid to farmers. Farms receiving under €5,000 would be exempted from that reduction in direct payments.
The Commission is under an obligation to make such a proposal as spending forecasts regarding direct payments and market measures under the CAP in 2014 exceed the...