date:Apr 03, 2013
cial security system, and the possibility of handing down farms without the burden of inheritance tax. With regard to the ongoing EU negotiations on the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP), Aigner stated: Those who go into EU negotiations with the clear intention of eliminating direct payments from the EU are gambling with the livelihoods of our farmers. We need rural farming to remain strong in the future, which is why we need stable EU direct payments, less unnecessary red tape and,