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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9502

15 September 2007
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi
France sets out guidelines and objectives for reform of EU agricultural policy but debate must be at European level

Role of Community institutions. Any changes to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) should be the result of broad consensus within the EU - Community institutions and member states. In this column yesterday, I criticised what I felt was a “lack of vision” on the part of the European Agriculture Commissioner, who all too often brings up outdated commonplaces. This does not mean that the Commission as a whole cannot do better. Its first preparatory document on the CAP “Health Check” is...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS
TIMETABLE