For the third consecutive year, the European Commission agreed on Thursday 4 May to the request from EU member states for the deadline for the submission of applications for 2017 aid from the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to be extended by a month. This will allow countries that so wish to push the deadline back from 15 May to 15 June (see EUROPE 11544).
Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan stressed that member states which decide to take up this option must still ensure that rules on...