Brussels, 29/11/2002 (Agence Europe) - The EU Agriculture Ministers, who met for a round the table discussion on Thursday on the "horizontal" aspects of mid-term review of CAP (decoupling and modulation of direct aid, environmental and quality criteria), supported the principle of decoupling direct aid more than they had in the past. The Council was largely in favour of strengthening rural development policy, despite differing opinions on the means to achieve this. The debate confirmed that...