More Leader + programmes A further five Leader+ programmes were approved in February 2002 for a total of Euro 186.5 million. The EU contribution to these programmes is... 20/05/2004
Preparing for enlargement Direct aid payments to new EU member states are to be phased in over a ten year period, starting in 2004 from an initial base of 25% of the le... 20/05/2004
Impact on expenditure Addressing the UK National Farmers' Union in February 2002, Commissioner Fischler reviewed the changing pattern of CAP assistance. He pointed... 20/05/2004
External effects The Danish Research Institute of Food Economics has released five new policy briefs on the effects of the CAP on developing countries. 20/05/2004
Save and spend? The draft EU agriculture budget for 2002 has been revised with considerable savings being made on initially envisaged expenditures. The European C... 30/11/2001
Reality check The OECD's annual publication,"Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries: Monitoring and Evaluation 2001" reveals that support and protect... 30/11/2001
CAP reform sets stage for further liberalization Through the CAP reform process the EU is seeking to address a number of distinct priorities including: the promotion of a more competitive agri... 30/11/2001
Changing concerns, changing objectives According to EU Agriculture Commissioner Fischler, in recent years the "common agricultural policy has been subject to the most substantial r... 30/11/2001
Adding value, adding power The EU is now the developing world's most important agricultural trade partner. It imports more agricultural products from the developing world t... 30/11/2001
Leader + Rural Development Programmes Two major rural development programmes in Spain to the value of Euro 70 million were announced in early October (Euro 45 million for Valencia and... 30/11/2001