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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9812

7 January 2009
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
Czech presidency intends to continue Common Agricultural Policy reforms

Brussels, 06/01/2009 (Agence Europe) - The Czech Republic, which holds the reins of the EU Presidency till 30 June 2009, has a very liberal vision of the common agricultural policy (CAP) and is not afraid of hiding it. The Czech agriculture minister, Petr Gadalovic, confirmed that “the continuing debate on the CAP is our biggest priority” and highlighted direct payments. He also stated that “after 2013, the CAP should be less expensive, more flexible and fairer…We are saying, in an...

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