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  • East European Leaders Demand Higher Farm Subsidies from EU

    12/02/2002 3:09:04 PM PST · by knighthawk · 9 replies · 235+ views
    VOA News ^ | December 2 2002 | Stefan Bos
    The Prime Ministers of four East European countries expected to join the European Union in 2004 say they will insist on higher agricultural subsidies than the Union is offering. The issue could delay the planned EU expansion. The leaders, from Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic, released a statement on the issue during a meeting in Budapest. Following weekend talks, the four Prime Ministers of the countries known as the Visegrad Group said they oppose EU plans to give them, initially, a quarter of the agricultural subsidies current members receive. Under the EU plan, the 10 countries that are...