EU Parliament backs more transparency for farming subsidies

2013-03-14 21

The European Parliament has backed a motion to make EU farming subsidies more transparent.

MEPs called for the names of all beneficiaries of Common Agricultural Policy funding to be made public.

No farm, unless it is a cooperative, would receive more than 300,000 euros a year.

The parliament's proposal will now be negotiated with the European Commission and EU member states.

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