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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8490

25 June 2003
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS /
Cap reform failure in attempt to safeguard some farmers' benefits would be scandalous

An indispensable and welcome reform. It would be a scandal if the Agriculture Council did not finish negotiations this week on reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Why a scandal? Because all Member States and institutions agree, with more or less enthusiasm, that reform of its objectives is necessary. Accusations against Commissioner Fischler, sensational declarations, melodramatic scenes and the parade of positions on the impossibility of agreeing to the draft (despite the amount...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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