Copa-Cogeca urged EU Farm Ministers today to ensure there is a competitive EU agri-foodsector and a strong CAP after 2013, to prevent a complete collapse of the market.
Speaking at Ministers informal meeting, Copa President Padraig Walshe and Cogeca President Paolo Bruni reminded Ministers that farming is first and foremost an economic sector that underpins the largest manufacturing sector in Europe

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