Late on Monday 11 June, MEPs on the European Parliament agriculture committee criticised several aspects of the proposals on Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020 (see EUROPE 12033, 12032).
The European commissioner for agriculture, Phil Hogan, said the proposal was ambitious, balanced and realistic. “I consider that my specific duty is to give our farmers certainty, stability and predictability that they both deserve and need”, he stressed, seeking to give reassurance.
Hogan...