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"Mr President, Commission proposals for a mid-term reform of the common agricultural policy have led to a very difficult debate. The tabling of 1 200 amendments represents a serious divergence of views within Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Attempts by the Commission to introduce premature – and in the case of milk – unnecessary reform, have contributed to insecurity and unease among farmers.
Our immediate objective must be to restore farmer confidence in the political process and to safeguard the integrity of the common agricultural policy, outside of which EU agriculture will not survive. In the time available it is not possible to evaluate the proposals other than to say that the status quo is not an option, the bottom line must be a sustainable profit margin for farmers, and we need assurances that, whatever the outcome, they are fully protected in the context of the WTO talks.
While there appears to be some consensus emerging on decoupling, I have reservations about the long-term implications for a commercially focused EU agriculture. I pose the question, and not for the first time, what happens following decoupling if the projected price increase in the market place does not materialise?"@en1
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