Sweden calls for CAP reform before enlargement
Sweden's Deputy Prime Minister, Lena Hjelm-Wallen, stated that all the future EU Member States should benefit from the same level of direct support to farmers as the present members, but the CAP should be reformed. Mrs Hjelm-Wallen's statements reflect earlier comments by the Netherlands and Denmark that a reform of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) should be negotiated before further enlargement.
Sweden’s Deputy Prime Minister, Lena Hjelm-Wallen, stated that all the future EU Member States should benefit from the same level of direct support to farmers as the present members, but the CAP should be reformed. Mrs Hjelm-Wallen’s statements reflect earlier comments by the Netherlands and Denmark that a reform of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) should be negotiated before further enlargement.
