The President of the European Parliament, Lord Henry Plumb, has said that much of the £18 billion spent on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) wasn’t really benefiting farmers, but rather cold storage operators and intervention depots. Lord Plumb was speaking at a European Journalists Conference in Mayo.
Report shows Lord Plumb chatting with Peter Sutherland and delegates at the Annual Congress of the Association of European Journalists.
Interview with Lord Plumb on his criticism of the CAP funds.
Delegates at conference.
Interview with Peter Sutherland, who refuses to comment on the pending appointment of a new European Economic Community (EEC) commissioner to replace him.
The reporter is Jim Fahy.
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