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		<title>The green menu system: an idea worth considering</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The idea of the “green menu system”, proposed by the Groupe de Bruges in their recently published critical analysis of the Commission’s proposals is well worth considering.]]></description>
		<link>http://capreform.eu/the-green-menu-system-an-idea-worth-considering/</link>
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		<title>Greening of the CAP: is the “Emperor Naked”?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The post is discussing whether the substance of the proposed greening of the CAP even allows for a more targeted and environmentally tailored orientation of the policy, or is it more about the fight for preservation of the money for agriculture. The answer could be that the green conditioning of the direct payments not only lacks a clearly defined target, which could lead to additional administrative problems, but also its environmental effects and economic justification are questionable. ]]></description>
		<link>http://capreform.eu/greening-of-agricultural-policy-is-the-%e2%80%9cemperor-naked%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<title>Leaked Commission figures sound death knell for biodiesel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Leaked figures for the Commission's default values for carbon emissions from biofuels including indirect land use change suggest biodiesel might no longer be eligible to be counted against the EU's renewable transport energy target. ]]></description>
		<link>http://capreform.eu/leaked-commission-figures-sound-death-knell-for-biodiesel/</link>
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		<title>Agricultural Council discusses the single CMO</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first Agricultural Council under the Danish Presidency chaired by Danish Agriculture Minister Mette Gjerskov discussed the Commission's proposed single CMO regulation last Monday. Divisions were evident over sugar quotas, but a positive sign was the number of ministers who expressly opposed the continued use of export subsidies.]]></description>
		<link>http://capreform.eu/agricultural-council-discusses-the-single-cmo/</link>
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		<title>The political feasibility of CAP redistribution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The demand from the new member states for greater convergence in the value of the direct payment per eligible hectare in the current CAP negotiations means that the redistribution of budget resources between the member states is now firmly on the reform agenda. But it also makes reaching agreement much more difficult. ]]></description>
		<link>http://capreform.eu/the-political-feasibility-of-cap-redistribution/</link>
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		<title>The CAP at Fifty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, the European Commission has launched the fiftieth anniversary of the Common Agricultural Policy. The Commission’s campaign wants to emphasise the CAP as a cornerstone of European integration, as a policy that has provided European citizens with half a century of food security and a living countryside. No one wants to spoil a good party, but of course the overall balance sheet of the CAP remains controversial, to say the least.]]></description>
		<link>http://capreform.eu/the-cap-at-fifty/</link>
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		<title>Rising agricultural incomes: good or bad news?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[EU agricultural real income per worker has risen again in 2011, raising serious questions regarding the idea of continuous income support endorsed by the European Commission.]]></description>
		<link>http://capreform.eu/rising-agricultural-incomes-good-or-bad-news/</link>
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		<title>More on the European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP-A)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some further information on the Commission's plans for the EIPA-A is now in the public domain, but we are still waiting for a Communication to spell out how exactly it will contribute to strengthening innovation in the agri-food sector.]]></description>
		<link>http://capreform.eu/more-on-the-european-innovation-partnership-for-agricultural-productivity-and-sustainability-eip-a/</link>
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		<title>Changing global agricultural power</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The UK Oxford Farming Conference commissioned a report to examine the dynamics and implications of global agricultural power. What is meant by agricultural power and why might it be important?]]></description>
		<link>http://capreform.eu/changing-global-agricultural-power/</link>
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		<title>Commission projects unchanged sugar market following quota elimination</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Commission’s expectations for the EU sugar market following the end of sugar quotas in 2015 are contained in its market outlook to 2020 publication published last month. The elimination of quotas is expected to have a negligible impact on the EU sugar market.]]></description>
		<link>http://capreform.eu/commission-projects-unchanged-sugar-market-following-quota-elimination/</link>
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