Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-04-03-Speech-2-045"
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"Mr President, the Community budget is the blood supply to a sustainable common agricultural policy. It is difficult to recall a more challenging time for agriculture and the future of European farmers. BSE and foot-and-mouth have added a new and unexpected dimension to the European agenda. The psychological impact on farmers and rural communities is considerable. The consequences for farm income, and by implication the agricultural budget, are difficult at this time to comprehend. The continuity of farming as a sustainable career for new entrants has again been brought into focus. Consumers remain confused and bewildered. There is still considerable misinformation on the safety of the food chain, and in particular meat products. Hence the worrying decline in meat consumption.
Against this background I caution against any attempt to radically alter the administration and structure of the agricultural budget agreed in Berlin. With both BSE and foot-and-mouth farmers by and large are innocent victims of circumstances beyond their control. It would certainly be a serious mistake to allow the current crisis to panic us into introducing drastic budget changes which would militate against the sustainability of European family farming."@en1
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