Corfu, 12/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - At the sidelines of the informal meeting of the Agriculture Council in Corfu, Commissioner Franz Fischler said on Sunday that he was convinced that there would be agreement on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). He showed determination, however, to give no ground on the principles or the general approach contained in his proposals, especially on his controversial idea for the decoupling of direct aids.
"It is increasingly certain that we...