Towards the reform of direct payments to farmers - Agnew insists on clarity

http://www.ukipmeps.org
• European Parliament, Brussels - 20 December 2011

• Speakers: European Commission representative, Dr Magele (?) (who outlines the transition period towards the reform of the Direct Payment Scheme to farmers which will take effect from 2015)

- Stuart Agnew MEP, UKIP (Eastern Counties), Europe of Freedom & Democracy Group (EFD) group

• Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) - BRUSSELS - A3E-2 - Tue 20 December 2011 - 09:53 - 11:46

• Item on Agenda: Amendment of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as regards the application of direct payments to farmers in respect of the year 2013 (AGRI/7/07543) [Rapporteur: Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos MEP (S&D)]

***I 2010/0354(COD) :
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?lang=en&refer...)

COM(2010)0738 :
http://ec.europa.eu/prelex/detail_dossier_real.cfm?CL=en&DosId=199972

• Full agenda and session (video):
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-live/en/committees/video?event=20111220-0900...
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Video Source: EbS - European Parliament

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[FoxMontage]

The face of the woman on his left says it all really.

[johammbass]

Fuck farming subsidies

[KenMacMillan]

@Freedom92253 I don't see how the fact that some farmers produce more than others could ever justify subsidies. 

[Freedom92253]

@KenMacMillan I worked on a farm so i know what im talking about. Some farmers are able coupe without subsidies e.g. farmers that have good fertile soil will be be able to produce more per acre compered to farmers that farm on poor and weter land. Getting ride of stupid regulation from the EU would help thought.

[KenMacMillan]

@Freedom92253 Farmers survived for thousands of years without subsidies, something tells me they would do just fine.

[Freedom92253]

@johammbass Farmers need subsidies to produce food. If they didnt get any they would have to go out of business as they would be opperating at a loss and the more farmers that stop producing food the dearer food will get.

[Pwecko]

Clear as mud.