At the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on Monday 15 July, Austrian Agriculture Minister Norbert Totschnig called for the adoption of measures to ensure that agriculture forms the backbone of a prosperous and competitive EU.
In a document, Austria, supported by several countries (the Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia), calls on “the future European Commission to commit itself to a strong common agricultural policy (CAP)” and “a fair income for...