Five hold fast against quotas

Despite apparent agreement on the outline of the European Commission’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform proposals by agriculture ministers, five member states maintain their opposition to plans to continue the milk delivery quota beyond 2000. As a result of their opposition, the May Council statement on CAP reform does not contain any commitment to continue the system to 2006.
The governments of the UK, Italy, Sweden, Denmark and Greece have expressed opposition to keeping milk quotas until 2006. Three other countries