Brussels, 06/06/2013 (Agence Europe) - At the Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA) on Monday 3 June, the Irish Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers gave an overview of talks on reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP) and suggested options for aspects of the direct payment system currently under debate.
With regard to defining direct payments, several countries (Germany, United Kingdom, Portugal, Slovenia, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands and others) say that the proposal that...