Research for AGRI Committee – Possible impact of Brexit on the EU budget and, in particular, CAP funding

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European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service: Study, October 2017: Research for AGRI Committee - Possible impact of Brexit on the EU budget and, in particular, CAP funding http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2017/602007/IPOL_STU(2017)602007_EN.pdf

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

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