Frits Bolkestein has warned that the European Union will "implode" if farm and regional aid policies remain unchanged by the time Turkey joins the EU.
The Internal Market Commissioner on Monday (6 September) cautioned that current levels of support for farmers and poorer regions would be untenable given the size of the EU's collective budget.
"After the entry of Turkey, the EU could simply not continue with the agricultural and regional policy it has had up until now. The EU would...
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