The EEC Adopts a Common Agricultural Policy
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Economics, Agriculture
- Subcategories: Business, Trade, Commerce, Farms, Farming, Rural Life
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, French History
- Geographical Location: Belgium
- Date: July 1, 1967
Article abstract: The Common Agricultural Policy was adopted to guarantee price subsidies and favorable international competitive conditions for all European Economic Community (EEC) farmers.
Summary of Event
In 1967, the European Economic Community (EEC) launched a comprehensive Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the main goal of which was to create a large, intra-European agricultural market with common prices, external tariffs, and a financial structure to cover its costs. Although the CAP succeeded in achieving, indeed surpassing, Common Market...
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