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EU Food Statistics

Should the Common Agricultural Policy exist at all?

Paying farmers not to produce food. A study reveals that food in the EU costs 44% more than it would without subsidies to farmers given through the Common Agricultural Policy. A look at why this is and what could be done about it.
Also, criticism of the European Convention on the future shape of the EU and, the Eastern European drive to keep Western hands off their land.
Presenter: Katya Adler

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大象传媒 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project