Call to abolish EU agriculture export subsidies

According to two reports published on 15 June 2005, European Union agricultural export subsidies and financial support for farmers should be abolished over time. The reports are by the charity Oxfam and the (UK) House of Lords Select Committee on the European Union (see Related URLs for links to full text of reports).

Oxfam: Policy and Analysis: Policy Papers: Briefing Paper: A round for free - How rich countries are getting a free ride on agricultural subsidies at the WTO http://www.maketradefair.com/en/assets/english/aroundforfree.pdf

United Kingdom, House of Lords: Select Committee on the European Union: 2nd Report, (2005-06)HL7-I & HL7-II: The future financing of the Common Agricultural Policy http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld/ldeucom.htm

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