Following the Council debate on the future of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in Brussels on Monday 17 July, European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan welcomed the opposition of several ministers to the idea of introducing co-financing of Community expenditure on direct aid and market support (first pillar of the CAP).
On the initiative of the Spanish delegation, ministers had the opportunity to discuss how the CAP might be financed after 2020, when the EU multiannual financial...