Press Release: Eurobarometer survey finds broad support among Europeans for new CAP content

O n the 10 March 2014, the European Commission published a Eurobarometer survey on the CAP.

The main conclusions showed that over three-quarters (77 %) of Europeans believe that the common agricultural policy (CAP) benefits all EU citizens and over 90 % support the main trends of the new CAP, such as making aid fairer and more targeted (92 %) and linking the granting of aid to farmers to adhering to environmentally-friendly farming practices ('greening', 91 %).

ESO: Background information: Public opinion in the European Union is broadly favourable to European agricultural policy and support for farmers http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-public-opinion-in-the-european-union-is-broadly-favourable-to-european-agricultural-policy-and-support-for-farmers/

European Commission: DG Agriculture and Rural Development: Survey: EUROPEANS, AGRICULTURE AND THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY (CAP) http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_410_en.pdf

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