The progress achieved through the 1992 CAP reform was not sufficient to meet the challenges facing the EU in the light of the WTO negotiations on the one hand and the EU's enlargement on the other hand. The Commission, having reviewed these prospects and the expected positive world market...

When the EC countries decided to tackle in common the agricultural problem by setting up a Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) they embarked on a task of immense economic and social implications. Despite the difficulties which this has caused from the start, many observers agree that on the whole...

Agriculture is a vital element not only in the rural economy but also in the wider national economy of Greece. Greece's agriculture occupies the first place in terms of its share in GDP, population and balance of trade among the member states of the European (EU). Notwithstanding these...