At the monthly meeting of agriculture ministers on Monday 29 January, European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan responded to the fears raised by his proposals on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020 which would see implementation of the policy devolved to the countries or, indeed, regions.
Just as at the first debate, in December, on the Commission’s proposals, a number of member states expressed concern at the amount of time it might take to have “national strategic...