On Thursday 31 May, the agriculture ministers of Spain, France, Ireland and Portugal, together with representatives from Finland and Greece, presented a joint statement in Madrid calling for the EU farm budget to be maintained over the 2021-2027 period (see related article).
Representatives of the six member states express deep concern that the Commission is planning to reduce the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget in its proposal on the EU’s multiannual financial framework (MMF) for...