IFA raises alarm over CAP as Germany pushes back on bigger EU budget
European People's Party calls for bigger budget to meet new priorities
Irish farmers could be caught in the crossfire of a major budget row in Europe, as Germany resists calls for more EU spending while changes to CAP funding threaten to reshape rural incomes.
The European Union's next long-term budget must be bigger than the current one, the main political group in the European Parliament said, putting itself on a collision course with the biggest contributor Germany, which does not want any increase.
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