The debate over the EU's Common Agricultural Policy - a discussion of the political demands for a radical reduction of agricultural subsidies.

At the crisis-marked summit of the EU member states in June 2005, especially British prime minister Tony Blair strongly criticised the "high agricultural subsidies" in the EU. Even though the issue of EU agricultural expenditures has now receded into the background it will remain a central point in further EU negotiations. In this article, the data and facts of the agricultural debate are presented.