agriculture

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DEBATE

Yes to CAP, no to dumping?

Improved market access for less developed countries, food sovereignty and fair trade are some of the proposals being put forward by developing states and NGOs to reform the EU's Common Agricultural Policy.

by Albert Salarich @ // 12/12/05

NEWS CAP? The queen farms on EU money

CAP? The queen farms on EU money

Normally the EU doesn't shrink from using showing citizens with golden plaques and stardust whereabouts European money goes. With regards to cereal, meat and milk this is somewhat different. The agricultural subsidies, which were originally meant to support the agricultural community, now flow in quite different directions. Latest news titbit from Brussels

by Ole Skambraks @ // 05/05/09 - 6 Comment

common agricultural policy, eudebate2009, economy, cap, euweek, international trade

Old MacEurope had a farm...

Old MacEurope had a farm...

The EU member states are at loggerheads again over reform of agricultural subsidies. But this time, the US has joined in and World Trade Organisation talks are at stake.

by arthur krebbers // 20/10/05

South America and the EU: an opportunity not to be wasted

While Washington tries to seduce the countries of this region, the Union holds a clear advantage in its relationship with the Mercosur countries - provided, that is, that the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) is reformed.

by Fabio De Franceschi @ // 12/03/03

The destiny of the CAP: globalisation and enlargement

The Common Agricultural Policy must be reformed. It must, above all, reflect the vison our societies have of a future global society.

by jean-laurent lastelle // 07/11/02

The privilege of being a cow in Europe

The “dumping” of food stuffs within the EU is ruining millions of small farming communities. A major reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) must be called for.

by manuel ansede vázquez // 18/10/04

Alain Keler and Didier Lefèvre, the eyes of the world

Alain Keler and Didier Lefèvre, the eyes of the world

In Café Hugo, in the heart of Paris, café babel talks with two photographers who, since 2003, have been documenting the agricultural and lifestyle changes of farmers in Central and Eastern Europe.

by elise poudevigne // 14/05/05

ANALYSIS

The CAP stirs up ill-feeling

Whilst attention is focused on the budget for 2007-2013, the Common Agricultural Policy cannot be side-stepped. It swallows up nearly half of the EU budget and is a bone of contention between member states.

by catherine palpant // 13/06/05

PORTRAIT Profession: pig castrator

Profession: pig castrator

Out of the 8 million inhabitants living in Andalusia, barely 10, 000 Andalusians under the age of 35 are farmers. Paco, a young pig castrator, tells his story

by Sara Domínguez Martín @ // 19/11/07 - 3 Comment

INTERVIEW 'Vetoing alone antagonises your partners in the EU'

'Vetoing alone antagonises your partners in the EU'

Will Poland maintain its veto against EU-Russia negotiations for a new economical and political agreement? Energy and agriculture seem to be the key

by Fernando Navarro Sordo @ // 23/11/06 - 1 Comment

russian federation, european union, poland, energy

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Urban discoveries in Tel Aviv

One professor introduced me to his architect friend, and I had the pleasure of joining his tour around the deserted, but very interesting areas of Tel Aviv. I hope his project will succeed and the areas will be preserved for community/cultural purposes.

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France and Britain go to war over regulator

A war is looming between Britain and France, and Nicolas Sarkozy has his missiles pointed squarely at the City of London.The French president made some unusually undiplomatic comments this week gloating over his Agriculture Minister, Michel Barnier, being appointed as European Commissioner for the internal market. That position is ...

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Zapatero: the left's last hope?

Spain’s rather shy, gentle prime minister Jose Luis Zapatero has never been one to seek out the limelight. But with the EU’s top jobs now all handed out, Zapatero has become the lone Socialist voice at the top level of the EU. In fact, the Spanish prime minister ...

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Tocqueville, the Third Way and Obama

"I confess that in America I saw more than America; I sought the image of democracy itself, with its inclinations, its character, its prejudices, and its passions, in order to learn what we have to fear or hope from its progress." Tocqueville The city of Saint-Louis has been known as ...

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The Turkish Love for Protest

Protests have always been a way for people to pass the time on the weekends and as the rest of Europe adopts less rowdy methods of change, we are comforted in knowing we will always be louder.

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