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The debate on the reform of the CAP has already begun (through the agricultural chapter of accession negotiations) and there is no point in concealing the fact

For and against direct payments. The debate between the Fifteen on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has certainly begun, at ministerial level, even before the European Commission has presented its proposals. Statements of principles on the need not to mix discussions on the subject with the "agricultural" chapter of accession negotiations mustn't fool us: the reality is that foreign ministers first, then finance ministers, discussing Commission proposals on the financial...