Swiss cheese and the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy

Switzerland has in its premium cheeses Gruyère and Emmental an example for the European Union on how agricultural-related activities can compete globally by focusing production on quality, heritage and new markets, decoupling subsidies from production, thus shifting from subsidising production to direct payment for looking after the countryside, and reducing import barriers on foreign products. A good example for the urgent reform of the CAP.

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