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"en.20110623.37.4-602-000"2
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"The common agricultural policy (CAP) is the only truly European policy. While it may have been a shield against supply shortfalls and sectoral crises for a long time, it is no longer a refuge for farmers and their families, who have been hit hard by the volatility of raw material prices and global competition. I cite as evidence the continuous decline in the number of agricultural holdings in Belgium and the staggering decrease in the number of jobs (down 56% in 30 years). That is why the CAP should be reformed and respond to today’s challenges of food production and security, the protection of the environment and the production of renewable energy. The Dess report, which was voted on at noon, is in line with the main guidelines established by the European Commission in favour of a gradual reform based on a system of more balanced and more targeted payments and with a marked ‘ecological’ orientation. This is good news. It is clear that rules need to be laid down to regulate the market and that small farms, which have so far been forgotten in successive reforms, need to be helped. This is the only path open to us to restore hope to young people, to motivate them to take over family farms, to convince them that agriculture is, quite simply, a sector with a future."@en1
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