CAP principles ‘should not be undermined’
Hervé Gaymard and Joe Walsh agreed at a meeting in Dublin that the fundamental principles of the CAP should not be undermined and noted that there was an absence of a proper impact analysis in regard to critical aspects of mid-term review proposals.
The ministers confirmed their commitment to enlargement, but reiterated that the negotiations should proceed separately to a conclusion at the summit in Copenhagen and that there should be no link to the mid-term review. Both ministers agreed to continue co-operation in defending common interests in the challenges facing agriculture in the years ahead. Minister Gaymard was in Dublin to make a presentation on behalf of the French Government of the Legion d’Honneur to Mr Walsh. ICOS, the umbrella body for co-ops, has meanwhile, reaffirmed its support for a Yes vote in the Nice Treaty Referendum.
