Flak flying at Fischler

SPANISH farmers won't be sorry to see the back of Franz Fischler, when the Agriculture Commissioner retires later this year.

"Fischler you bastard, try working like a farmhand," the Spaniards shouted outside the European Commission headquarters.

There were farmers from Ireland, Italy and Portugal also, among 800 sugar beet growers who staged an angry protest against Fischler's proposals to launch a major overhaul of EU support for the sugar industry.