Spain’s EEC accession and agricultural policy

Summary

Asked whether Spain’s proposed EEC accession would require extra Common Agricultural Policy funding, the Minister said CAP would be a key consideration in negotiations.

Mark A. Clinton Mr. Clinton Fine Gael

In the course of agreeing to inviting Spain to join the EEC would the Minister say whether there was any question of providing extra money for the Common Agricultural Policy because of the type of country Spain is?

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Brian Lenihan Snr. Mr. Lenihan Fianna Fáil

It is common agricultural policy which will be very much in our mind and in the minds of other people in any negotiations vis-à-vis the proposed acceding countries.

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