‘CAP has important role in EU future’

THE Common Agricultural Policy has moved with the times to become a modern European Union policy with an important role to play in the future, according to Commissioner Mariann Fisher Boel in her internet blog.

She said the recent festivities in Berlin to celebrate the 50th birthday of the EU reminded her of the key role the CAP played in the creation of today’s EU.

“We clearly need a better set of rules to ensure that an EU of 27 member states functions smoothly. And we need to regain the confidence of our voters by being pragmatic and results-based,” she said.