EU Commissioner warns over the redirection of farm subsidies / EU Commissioner warns against redirection of farm subsidies

Report of speeches at the (UK) National Farmers' Union Annual Conference, London, 6-7 February 2002. In his speech, Franz Fischler, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Fisheries said that the uneven introduction of modulation across the European Union would leave farmers receiving the largest production subsidies able to sell their produce at lower prices.