Press Release: An important step towards a CAP fit for the future

The CAP reform agreement achieved in the Council of Agriculture Ministers of 18-19 March 2013 was a major step towards a final decision on this subject according to the Irish Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney. However, much work remains to be done before the detailed terms of the CAP for 2014 to 2020 are finalised.

The Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, on 28 March 2013, published a document summarising the Council Position on the CAP Reform proposals, which may be viewd via the Related Url.

• Primary Source

Ireland: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Summary of the Council Position on CAP Reform Proposals http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/press/pressreleases/2013picsforpressreleases/CouncilpositionCAPreform.doc

Ireland: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Press Release, 16.04.13: Coveney welcomes commitment from EU Member States to secure agreement on CFP reform before the end of June http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/press/pressreleases/2013/april/title,69745,en.html

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