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Andrew Light Speaker Tour in Europe May 14, 2013 / Berlin, Germany; Brussels, BelgiumGMF Senior Fellow Andrew Light participated in a speaking tour in Europe to discuss opportunities for transatlantic cooperation on climate and energy policy in the second Obama administration.
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Why Europe deserves a better farm policy
December 02, 2005 / Jack Thurston
Centre for European Reform
The prospects for radical CAP reform look bleak. At the time of writing (December 2005) neither the arguments over the EU budget nor pressure from major farm exporters at the world trade negotiations look likely to force the EU to reform. The resistance to change is too strong. The French-led coalition of countries defending the status quo is more united than the group that favours reform. In theory, EU ministers decide on agricultural issues by qualified majority voting. In practice, however, EU ministers are reluctant to put any country in a minority and consensus is the general rule. This makes it relatively easy for vested interests to block decisions. The farming lobby is better organised and more effective than the loose coalition of consumer groups, Greens and development NGOs which seeks to challenge the CAP.
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