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The publication of the figures hit the headlines, and the fact that support worth many millions was going to Princes, peers of the realm, estate owners and other millionaires, not to mention food corporations such as Arla, Danish Crown and Danisco was greeted with incredulity.
The list also included the names of Danish politicians such as Mariann Fischer Boel (then Minister of Food and Agriculture), the Minister of Economics and Business Affairs, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Education and many leading members of parliament as well as former ministers and politicians.
In fact, although agricultural subsidies account for half the EU budget, the future development prospects of rural areas appear bleak and, despite CAP reforms implemented this year, the monstrous doling out of billions of euros is leading to the break up of rural communities rather than the reverse.
Far too much money is spent on passively supporting an affluent minority instead of actively investing in a common future. Simultaneously this generous support crucially keeps cheaper Third World farm products out of the European market.
