On Friday 10 February, Copa and Cogeca, the farming and agri-cooperative organisations in the EU, highlighted that the greening of direct aid will be a sensitive issue in the next reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) (see EUROPE 11714).
Copa President Martin Merrild told the press on Friday that the greening of aid (which seeks to recompense action to maintain and protect the environment) had not been working satisfactorily and that greater responsibility had to be given to...