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Rising Food Prices Sharpen a European Debate

New York Times: The recent sharp rise in global food prices added an element Monday to the long-running debate over farm subsidies in the European Union, with some government ministers seeing a new reason to dismantle the multibillion-euro payouts and defenders countering that the system was needed more than ever. At a meeting in Brussels, countries led by France emphasized the need to keep certain subsidies paid directly to farmers in return for producing staples like meat. "The solution to ... Read »
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