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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9997

14 October 2009
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi
Second Barroso Commission will have to get a move on and decide on policy for farming in EU and rest of world

A gap to be filled. One of the first measures to be taken by the second Barroso Commission should be to decide on an overview for farming in the European Union and the rest of the world. The failure to come up with this overview was a failing of the first Barroso Commission, in my view. Managing the common agricultural policy (CAP) is just one small aspect of the EU's responsibilities, which also include tackling famine in the world, protecting nature and biodiversity, trade policy,...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS