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A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

farming

5% cut in CAP budget on the table in EU talks

The EU proposed yesterday to cut funding for the Common Agricultural Policy by 5%, but some in Brussels warned the new budget plan could cut farm income supports for 2021-27 by 8.5%, and rural development measures 17.5%.

business

UK deal over €2bn EU bill

business

Special jobs fund could help Ireland

farming

Farmers face EU payments problems as talks break down

farming

Farmers must promote CAP

business

European Union ‘should reduce spend on agriculture’

Europe hammers out seven-year budget deal

The European Union edged closer to a seven-year budget after negotiators backed down from demanding an €11.4bn increase, breaking a four-month deadlock.

Wed, 05 Apr, 2006

EU commissioner critical of British accounting

EU Budget Commissioner Dalia Grybauskaite slammed Britain’s defence of its EU rebate today, saying London was using “creative accounting” in its arguments to keep the multi-billion-euro payback.

Fri, 25 Nov, 2005

Britain's EU rebate 'must be re-examined'

Britain’s rebate from the European Union must be re-examined in the light of enlargement, Budget Commissioner Michaele Schreyer said today.

Wed, 11 Feb, 2004

Enlargement costs Ireland €13bn in three years

The European Union's Budget Commissioner, Michaele Schreyer, has said net cost of EU enlargement for the next three years will be €13bn.

Fri, 06 Feb, 2004

Prodi refuses to sack members over fraud allegations

The European Commission survived its most serious test yesterday when its president Romano Prodi refused to sack any of his commissioners over allegations of fraud.

Fri, 26 Sep, 2003