In Strasbourg on Thursday 27 October, the European Parliament called for a post-2020 common agricultural policy (CAP) that helps to create jobs.
“By encouraging intensive production and concentration of farms, the common agricultural policy has had a negative impact on employment”, argued rapporteur Eric Andrieu (S&D, France). His own initiative report on how the CAP can improve job creation in rural areas was adopted without fuss by Parliament (237 votes to 201, with 67 abstentions). ...