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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8252

11 July 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
MEPs give mixed reception to draft mid-term review of CAP - Deep reservations by EPP, Socialists and Greens oppose idea of "uncoupling" aid

Brussels, 10/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - MEPs gave rather a muted response to the draft mid-term review of the Common Agricultural Policy, presented to them at the European Parliament on Wednesday by Commissioner Franz Fischler (see other article). The EPP felt that the proposals went too far, but the Socialists and Greens approved the broad outline of the strategy proposed by Fischler although they expressed doubt over whether it was a good idea to "decouple" aid. The Liberals were the group...

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