Spanish Presidency seeks to finalise enlargement talks on agriculture
The Spanish Agriculture Minister, Miguel Arias Canete, told the European Parliament in Brussels on 7 January that Spain would like to finalise the enlargement negotiations on agriculture by the end of its six-month term. He said that farm aid to the new members should be phased in over a period of at least five years, and that they should receive only up to 30 per cent of direct subsidies upon joining.
The Spanish Agriculture Minister, Miguel Arias Canete, told the European Parliament in Brussels on 7 January that Spain would like to finalise the enlargement negotiations on agriculture by the end of its six-month term. He said that farm aid to the new members should be phased in over a period of at least five years, and that they should receive only up to 30 per cent of direct subsidies upon joining.
