ALDE calls for CAP fit for 21st Century
12/03/2013
Ahead of the European Parliament's votes (tomorrow) on its negotiation mandate for the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the Liberal and Democrat Group (ALDE) has called on MEPs across all political parties to...
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ALDE MEPs welcome deal on CAP reform proposals but reject double greening payments for farmers and inflexible market interventions
23/01/2013
Today the European Parliament's Agricultural Committee (AGRI) voted on reform proposals to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). ALDE MEPs welcomed the votes in general as a major step towards a more sustainable European...
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CAP reform must not include return to milk lakes and butter mountains
22/01/2013
Ahead of tomorrow's (23 Jan) votes in the agriculture committee (AGRI) on a series of reform proposals of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), ALDE MEPs have warned against a return to the past of market interventions.
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CAP funds must not be wasted
07/02/2012
The Liberal Group in the European Parliament (ALDE) is pushing for an output rather than input oriented reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that will put an end to the wasteful and misused spending of CAP funds by EU...
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CAP reform proposals fail key test of sustainability and competitiveness
12/10/2011
The European Commission's eagerly awaited proposals for an overhaul of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2013 have been criticised today as a mixture between good and bad ideas that ultimately fail the key test of...
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CAP reforms must deliver sustainability and competitiveness
23/06/2011
The Liberal and Democrat Group (ALDE) in the European Parliament today made a firm political statement in favour of a market-orientated and sustainable agriculture in Europe by voting against the Dess report on reforming the...
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CAP reform: we need bold reform not timid status quo
25/05/2011
Commenting on the Agriculture Committee vote on the Dess (EPP, Germany) Report on the future of the CAP this afternoon, George Lyon MEP (LibDem, United Kingdom), ALDE AGRI coordinator, said:
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Commission Report another step on road to CAP reform
18/11/2010
George Lyon (Liberal Democrat, UK), ALDE Spokesman on Agriculture, has welcomed the European Commission’s report on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as another step on the long road to reform.
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Reforming the CAP for a new, greener Europe
07/07/2010
George Lyon (Liberal Democrat, UK), ALDE Spokesman on Agriculture and author of Parliament's report on reforming the Common Agricultural Policy, has called for decisive reform and realignment of the CAP after 2013 to address the...
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A fair, green CAP comes one step closer - Lyon
16/06/2010
ALDE Agriculture spokesman George Lyon MEP (UK, Liberal Democrat) has hailed a European Parliament vote as a "huge step" towards a fair, sustainable and green future for the Common Agricultural Policy.
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