May 20, 2010
The belief of the European Commission and a majority of EU member governments that income support is the main objective of the Union’s agriculture policy is a major obstacle to the constructive reform of the CAP. Despite the continuing claims of the farm unions to the contrary, modern European agriculture no longer needs taxpayer support.… » read more
Posted by Brian Gardner
May 6, 2010
Once upon a time farm lobbies argued for a common agricultural policy as a guarantee of food security; now it is justified on the grounds of environmental projection. In neither case can a policy based on massive subvention from the taxpayer be justified. Europe’s food supply was never seriously threatened by lack of support for… » read more
Posted by Brian Gardner
Commentary on European developments from the perspective of long term professional interest in European and international trade, agriculture and food policy, nurtured over three decades spent in Brussels observing and analysing the development of the CAP.
