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"en.20120703.25.2-678-000"2
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"The proposal to amend the regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the application of direct payments to farmers mainly concerns the year 2013. We should remember, however, that the calendar year 2013 corresponds to the financial year 2014, which makes it part of the next multiannual financial framework 2014-2020. The regulation presented should, therefore, be discussed from a broader perspective, and not just as provisions for a twelve-month transitional period. There is little objection to the specification of net ceilings for direct payments for the calendar year 2013 as contained in the regulation, with the aim of ensuring stable payment levels and the phasing in of these in new Member States.
The regulation, however, lacks a clear reference to the multiannual financial framework 2014-2020. It should contain a clear declaration on ending the unequal direct payments to farmers which are unfair to the new Member States as they are many times lower than the payments made in the states of the so-called old Union. There is no rational justification for sanctioning the disparities which exist concerning the financing of agriculture and which artificially split Europe into two where the agricultural sector is concerned. Not only is it unjust, it also restricts agricultural competitiveness in the new Member States, and is at variance with the much-heralded slogans about equal opportunities and the alignment of development across old and new EU Member States. The lack of a clear declaration on this matter may give rise to suspicions that the unequal treatment of farmers will continue into the future. That would be quite unacceptable."@en1
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