Brussels, 16/04/2013 (Agence Europe) - The Community institutions are working flat out to reach a compromise on reform of common agricultural policy (CAP) by the summer. Even if they manage to keep to all the deadlines, it will not be possible for all the provisions of the new CAP to enter into force by 2014. On Thursday 18 April, the European Commission will therefore be putting forward a proposal for transitional measures, mainly in relation to direct payments.
The new direct payments...