INT/50 YEARS OF THE CAP - A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN EUROPE AND FARMERS

  www.delbih.ec.europa.eu - 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the implementation of the EU's
  Common Agricultuure Policy (CAP), a cornerstone of European integration, that has provided
  European citizens with 50 years of food security and a living countryside. The CAP remains the
  only EU policy where there is a common EU framework and the majority of public spending in all
  Member States comes from the EU budget, rather than from national or regional budgets. Figures show
  that the CAP has helped see a steady increase in economic value, in productivity, and in trade, while
  also allowing the share of household spending on food to be halved.

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