Common Agricultural Policy
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The Common Agricultural Policy is the agricultural policy of the European Commission. It implements a system of agricultural subsidies and other programmes. It was introduced in 1962 and has since the
Participants of the Common Agricultural Policy 2014–2020 meeting of Chairpersons of Agriculture Committees of the EU member states in the Polish Senate
Walter Hallstein, President of the European Commission during the CAP's formative years
Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development in Brussels
Treaty of Rome
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The Treaty of Rome, or EEC Treaty, brought about the creation of the European Economic Community, the best known of the European Communities. The treaty was signed on 25 March 1957 by Belgium, France,
Common Agricultural Policy
…recognised that it affects world poverty. The policy has evolved significantly since it was introduced in 1962, on the legal foundation established by the Treaty of Rome (1957). Substantial reforms over the years have moved the CAP away from a production-oriented policy. CAP has been divided into two pillars…
Signing ceremony of the treaty at the Palazzo dei Conservatori, on Capitoline Hill, Rome
The signature page on the original Treaty of Rome
One of the events in preparation of the 60th anniversary: projection on the Colosseum by the JEF
Poster celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, on the Berlaymont building