Strasbourg, 23/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - As expected, the European Commission has followed the proposals of Commissioner Franz Fischler on reform of the tobacco, olive oil, cotton and sugar sectors.
The Commission adopted detailed reform proposals for the first three sectors by following the model agreed to last June for reform of the Common Agricultural Policy. In these three sectors, decoupling of aid and a single payment are put forward. For olive oil and cotton, 60% of aid will be...