European Parliament
Paulsen and Olle Schmidt, (ELDR ),
in writing.
(SV)
We are critical of the aforementioned reports on the reform of the common agricultural policy. In our view, the reports represent an out-of-date agricultural policy which does not match the conditions and needs of modern global society.
As an example, mention might be made of the protectionist demand for ‘an overall area-based compensatory payment for rice producers and
… a fixed import
duty’, together with the emphasis upon the system of import duties and export subsidies as a way of stabilising the internal market in relation to the price fluctuations on the world market. In comparison, the Commission’s proposal appears as a step in the right direction. We have therefore chosen to vote against these reports in their entirety.

