Acting Farm Commissioner Franz Fischler has admitted that the Union might have to make further changes to its farm policy…

Date: 01/07/1999

...despite the major overhaul agreed by EU leaders in March. “It is an open question whether the price reductions adopted in the final compromise will be sufficient to achieve the market balance envisaged in the original proposals.” he said. He added that the EU might have to use mid-term policy reviews planned for 2002 and 2003 to introduce new reforms.