The suicide of the EU in agricultural policy

Economist Carlos Tió calls on the EU to change its agricultural policy in the business paper Cinco Días: 2The EU must explain to European society why it refuses to introduce an entrepreneurial farming model which would enable all competitors to compete under equal conditions on the market. In view of rising global demand and higher prices, growing dependence on external supplies is a source of great concern. Together with Europe's dependency in the energy sector this is tantamount to suicide. There is no better name for a policy that de-professionalises the sector by supporting small companies instead of carrying out radical structural reform, investing in new technologies and involving human capital, all of which the rigid structure of the current Common Agricultural Policy prevents."

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