Author (Person) | Willis, Andrew |
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Series Title | EUObserver |
Series Details | 18.3.11 |
Publication Date | 18/03/2011 |
Content Type | News |
A majority of EU governments agreed at a meeting of EU farm minister in Brussels, 17 March 2011, to a gradual redistribution of farm payments from older to newer member states, but few support the idea of limiting payments to the bloc's wealthiest farmers. Debate centered around the European Commission's non-legislative communication on reforming the bloc's common agricultural policy (CAP), published on November 2010, with eastern member states pushing for a fairer distribution of direct payments to farmers. Payments are currently calculated using a 'historical' stocking formula, which sees them range from over €500 per hectare in Greece to less than €100 in Latvia. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://euobserver.com/9/32014 |
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Subject Categories | Business and Industry |
Countries / Regions | Europe |