On Monday 28 June, the EU agriculture ministers backed the compromise elements worked out with the European Parliament negotiators on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
Most ministers welcomed the outcome of the negotiations, but it is impossible at this stage to determine which Member States will vote against or abstain when it comes to the legislative texts on the reformed CAP (see EUROPE B12749A1).
According to Maria do Céu Antunes, the Portuguese Minister of...