They insist on the principle of solidarity between the regions, the EU member states and with the rest of the world.
Agriculture occupies the largest part of the member states surface.
The quality of the environment, of agricultural products and of landscapes is intimately linked to it. The CAP should regulate production to ensure a decent income for producers and respond to the new expectations of consumers and of society at large. We consider that each country or group of countries should be recognized the right to satisfy its basic food needs by itself, especcially the southern countries. Our disagreement with the Agenda 2000 proposals The Greens understand the concern of farmers from the whole Europe regarding the European Commission's proposal for Agenda 2000. On the first point, the proposal to lower intervention prices and to compensate them partially by direct payments would not allow European products to be competitive on the world market without subsidies, they would increase EU expenses, then the only eco-friendly solution would be to control production output.