Negotiations on agriculture

Negotiations on agriculture drew to a close on December 13, at the Copenhagen Summit that brought to a close the entire process of accession negotiations. Talks on agriculture were the last to start and the last to be concluded with all candidate...

Negotiations on agriculture drew to a close on December 13, at the Copenhagen Summit that brought to a close the entire process of accession negotiations. Talks on agriculture were the last to start and the last to be concluded with all candidate countries, including Malta.

In Malta's case, the main outcome of negotiations was the following:

¤ direct income support for farmers (SMPPMA) will replace levies;
¤ financial support for restructuring of processing industry;
¤ five-year safeguard to protect sector in case of difficulties;
¤ rural Development Plan to provide support apart from SMPPMA
¤ Malta's status as Less-Favoured Area for the purposes of EU funding .

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