On Monday 6 October, Thomas Waitz (Greens/EFA, Austrian) said that the package to simplify the common agricultural policy (CAP) rules contained the “good, the bad and the ugly”. The European Parliament vote is scheduled for Wednesday 8 October (see EUROPE B13716A11).
He welcomed the reduced administrative burdens for organic farmers and small farms, while stressing to the press the need to cut red tape for farms under ten hectares.
Mr Waitz also welcomed the maintenance of social...