Agriculture ministers start debate on enlargement and CAP reform

The Agriculture Ministers of the 15 Member States started a debate on enlargement at their meeting on 18 February in Brussels, that also opens the question of agricultural reform after 2006. On the same day, Agriculture Ministers from 12 candidate countries presented their views of the Commission's proposal for negotiations of agricultural issues to the European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Agriculture Ministers of the 15 Member States started a debate on enlargement at their meeting on 18 February in Brussels, that also opens the question of agricultural reform after 2006. On the same day, Agriculture Ministers from 12 candidate countries presented their views of the Commission’s proposal for negotiations of agricultural issues to the European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.