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"en.20021024.4.4-066"2
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"In the vote on the budget, we have in general voted against the committee’s proposals to increase the agricultural expenditure in category 1. That is because we think that the EU’s money can better be used in other areas where it is really needed. It is unreasonable for approximately half of the EU’s total budget to be spent each year on subsidising the production and export of agricultural products. As it stands, the common agricultural policy is not only expensive for the EU but also contributes to higher consumer prices.
The export subsidies mean that the EU’s food surpluses are dumped on the world market at low prices so that the food industry is placed at serious competitive disadvantages in many developing countries, for example. The fact that the EU also subsidises tobacco cultivation is particularly worth noting. The EU’s activities and budget should instead be directed at cross-border problems that the Member States cannot solve themselves. The EU’s agricultural policy in the form of export and production subsidies should therefore be phased out and replaced in part by subsidies promoting biological diversity and environmental measures."@en1
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