Réalités de la PAC (à l’usage des Français “déclinistes”)

On sait combien les Français sont honnis depuis des années pour la façon dont ils profitent outrageusement de la Politique Agricole Commune européenne ; combien les “déclinistes” font de cette aide surannée qui semble pratiquement inventée pour la seule France le symbole de sa position d’“assistée du continent”. Parfois, on dirait qu’il n'y a qu’elle, la France, à en faire ses vaches grasses, à l’ombre du travail colossal que fournit le reste de l’Europe.

D’où l’intérêt de consulter les derniers chiffres de la PAC (soulignés par nous en gras), présentés dans ce texte d’une de nos sources internes.

«Poland will receive the largest single grant in European Union farm aid in the new budget, according to final figures released by the European Commission on Tuesday. Some 77.7 billion (US$98.8 billion) was set aside for agricultural aid programs in the 25-nation bloc under the EU's 2007-2013 budget plans agreed by EU leaders in December. EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel said Tuesday's final allocation of the funds “can be used to increase the competitiveness of the agrifood and forestry sectors,” and are meant to boost job growth in the sector. Poland stands to benefit from more than 13.2 billion (US$16.8 billion) in rural development aid. The second-largest recipient of EU farm aid will be Italy, which is slated to get over 8.2 billion (US$10.4 billion); followed by Germany, 8.1 billion ($10.3 billion); Spain, 7.2 billion (US$9.1 billion) and France, which will get 6.4 billion (US$8.1 billion). The Polish government was criticized by opposition parties in December for failing to secure more aid from the new EU budget after a final deal was reached at an EU summit. Poland along with France had led demands for a much bigger budget and more aid for the EU's newer countries. Poland, the largest of 10 nations that joined the EU in 2004, was able to increase its aid only slightly, which previously had been lower due to demands from Britain, the Netherlands and others for a slimmed down EU budget. The aid it will get is meant to modernize its agricultural sector to the same level as other older EU member states.»

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