Murcia, 30/04/2002 (Agence Europe) - European Agriculture Ministers, who met on Tuesday at the Informal Council in Murcia (Spain) under the presidency of Miguel Arias Canete, were all of a mind to strengthen the second pillar of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and rural development, but they expressed differences over the practical ways to achieve this. Most Member States said they preferred modulation of direct aid in order to release funding to this end, unlike others, such as Italy and...