07-02-2013 09:54 AM | France

Farmers cultivate support to protect CAP budget

Hundreds of European farmers who gathered in Brussels on the eve of an EU budget summit sent a terse message to national leaders: Hands off the CAP.

Some 400 representatives of farm groups and cooperatives agreed a five-point declaration on Wednesday (6 February), warning EU leaders to hold the line on funding for the Common Agricultural Policy or risk killing jobs and undermining food security.
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