France claims the EC has done "too little too late to help (struggling) farmers"

France claims the EC has done ”too little too late to help (struggling) farmers”

Friday, February 12th 2016 - 06:33 UTC

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France called on the European Commission to do more to help its struggling livestock industry, seeking to defuse protests that have seen farmers block highways and supermarkets. Read full article

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ChrisR
“France, the largest agricultural economy in the EU and the biggest single beneficiary of EU farm subsidiaries”

The French have always been held to ransom by their 'farmers' many of whom have a very limited production unit but still expect to make a large amount of money from it.

Tough titty!

This must be a great reason to vote “LEAVE” in the alleged forthcoming referendum.
Feb 12th, 2016 - 01:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Jmackiej
We pay nearly 8 billion pounds from UK to EU farmers every year - why?
VOTE LEAVE

Spend it in UK
Feb 12th, 2016 - 05:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
EC has done ”too little too late ,

and far to late to stop us leaving,
vote out..
Feb 12th, 2016 - 07:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
@ 3 Briton

Apparently the answers to the question are to be “remain” for staying in the EU or “leave” to 'leave'!

It seems IN or OUT was too simple for our feeble minds to understand and “liable to lead to confusion”.

THAT is what Camoron thinks of us.
Feb 13th, 2016 - 10:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
He talks to foreigners , he signs papers and documents, he sniffs around Europe telling , discussing our future,

and yet has miserably failed to even talk to the people that matters most,
the BRITISH People.
Feb 13th, 2016 - 08:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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