Brussels, 02/09/2013 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is soon to propose to allow all member states to pay an advance of 50% on the 2013 direct payments on 16 October, when the 2014 financial year of the common agriculture policy (CAP) begins, instead of 1 December.
At the request of a number of countries, this early payment was made possible in 2012, when farmers were facing cash-flow problems due to adverse weather conditions, amongst other things. The Commission is expected to...