At their meeting in Brussels on Monday 6 March, EU agriculture ministers were divided over the possible rebalancing between the direct support and rural development pillars of the common agricultural policy (CAP).
In the Agriculture Council debate on the future of the CAP, some ministers were of the opinion that the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU – Brexit – would cause some disruption (see EUROPE 11739). “It is difficult to make a significant contribution to this debate because of...