Bordes, Cauquil and Laguiller (GUE/NGL), in writing. – (FR) This report rightly denounces certain aspects of this CAP which has served primarily to feed the profits of the big capitalistic farmers and large-scale distributors. The rapporteur says he wants to distance himself from that policy and protect farmers, especially small farmers, in every region of the European Union, even the most remote.

We are not against the smallest of them being protected, and that is the only reason why we did not vote against this report. We are, on the other hand, totally against subsidies or aid for agriculture’s capitalists.

We are also against the protectionist aspects of the policy advocated by this report because protectionism is a direct attack on the incomes of many farmers in third countries, including poor countries, and because it is harmful to consumers. We therefore abstained.