EU farm Commissioner Franz Fischler this week issued a clear warning that an proper state of "degressivity" will feature in the modern mid-term review package to be unveiled nearest week.

EU farm Commissioner Franz Fischler this week issued a clear warning that an proper state of "degressivity" will feature in the modern mid-term review package to be unveiled nearest week.

In a words at the Berlin 'Green Week' onward Thursday, Fischler said the EU had to face up to the consecutions of last October's Brussels Summit agreement to be frozen EU spending in real boundarys until 2013.

"All farm spending for the EU-25 must stay