European Commission Sticks to Plan for Farm Policy After France Objects

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The European Commission will resist calls by France, the European Union’s largest agricultural producer, to scale back environmental clauses within the 27- nation bloc’s new farm policy, a spokesman said.

01/4/2012 — Filed under: Politics
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Sarkozy: France needs no excuse to defend EU farm policy

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Delivering a speech to the French agricultural community yesterday (18 January), French President Nicolas Sarkozy said debate on reform of EU farm policy for the post-2013 era and bailouts of financially troubled EU countries were linked. EurActiv.fr reports.

01/7/2011 — Filed under: Politics
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