Tag: Euro Common Agricultural Policy
Euro Common Agricultural Policy
Thursday, November 1st 2012 - 06:33 UTC
Major clash anticipated over EU budget; farm subsidies at the heart of dispute
British Prime Minister David Cameron came under pressure to act tough on the European Union budget and France threatened to use its veto, signalling a divisive start to bargaining over the 1 trillion Euros long-term spending plan.
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Economy, Politics, International.
Thursday, September 20th 2012 - 05:06 UTC
Family farmers and greens converge on Brussels to protest EU agriculture policy
Farmers and activists from all over the continent converged on European Union headquarters Wednesday to push for a food policy that is fairer to family farmers and kinder to the environment and developing nations.
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Agriculture, Economy, Environment, Politics, International.
Thursday, November 18th 2010 - 18:53 UTC
EU unveils plans for a “greener” 60 billion Euro Common Agricultural Policy
EU farm spending, worth almost 60 billion Euros annually, should no longer be based on previous subsidy levels for farmers, the European Commission has said. But subsidies are still needed to protect Europe's food supplies and rural diversity, it believes.
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Agriculture, Politics, International.
