Reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy

Proposals put forward by the European Commission to reform the CAP have been widely criticised.

Comment: Let EU member states decide farm subsidies

13 October 2011

The reform package for the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has been so unpopular, it begs the question – is Europe really the best level of government to control food production subsidies?

Quote, unquote: CAP reform proposals

14 October 2011

The EU's plans to reform the Common Agricultural Policy, a challenging task, has drawn criticism from most parts of the food sector.

EUROPE: Food producers dismayed over CAP reforms

12 October 2011

European food producers have expressed their dismay at major reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) requiring them to leave major proportions of farmland in a natural state.