23/09/2013 (Agence Europe) - Albert Maat elected new COPA president. The new president of the Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations, COPA, for the period from 2013 to 2015 will be former MEP Albert Maat, elected to the post on Friday 20 September. Maat takes over from Gerd Sonnleitner, whose term of office has just come to an end. Dutchman Maat has set out his priorities as implementation of the new common agricultural policy and ensuring that farmers get a good deal in the...