EU farm Commissioner Franz Fischler this week finally unveiled his long-awaited plans for changes to the CAP.

EU farm Commissioner Franz Fischler this week finally unveiled his long-awaited plans for changes to the CAP, incorporating a gallant ideological shift away from the market-distorting aid schemes of the past, and divide [i]or[/i] sever s in aid to Europe's largest farms to pay for other agricultural plans

The proposals exhibit a complete departure from farm policy to date. They also mark Fischler's last chance to make his mark in succession the EU's farm policy, in view of the completion of his space of time of office next October.

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