On 28 September 1995, in Brussels, Franz Fischler, European Commissioner with special responsibility for Agriculture and Rural Development, outlines to the members of the Royal Institute for International Relations (IRRI) the outcome of the reforms undertaken in 1992 by the Commission and analyses the challenges for the common agricultural policy (CAP) arising from the future enlargement of the European Union to include the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEECs).

On 19 July 1997, the Bavarian daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung analyses the consequences of the fifth enlargement of the European Union for the common agricultural policy (CAP).

On 19 March 1998, the French daily newspaper Le Figaro outlines the fears of French farmers at the latest European Commission proposals for the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

On 20 March 1998, the French Catholic daily newspaper Le Croix comments on the latest European Commission proposals for the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

On 24 March 1998, farmers demonstrate on the streets of Metz against the latest European Commission proposals regarding the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

On 31 March 1998, Loyola de Palacio del Valle-Lersundi, Spanish Minister for Agriculture, outlines Spain’s position on the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP) and on Agenda 2000.

In November 1998, the French monthly newspaper Le Monde Diplomatique criticises the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP) as proposed by the European Commission.

On 14 January 1999, the Committee of the Regions delivers its opinion on Agenda 2000 and on the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

On 24 February 1999, the French daily newspaper Le Monde publishes an article by Jean Glavany, French Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, in which he reaffirms the importance of a drastic reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP) and of the way in which it is financed.

On 26 February 1999, following the informal meeting of the Heads of State or Government of the European Union in Petersberg, the French President, Jacques Chirac, and his Prime Minister, Lionel Jospin, outline the negotiations on Agenda 2000 and, more specifically, on the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

In February 1999, Carlos Díaz Eimil, General Secretary for Agriculture and Food at the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, analyses the European Commission’s new proposals on the reform of the common agricultural policy.

In March 1999, French farmers stage violent demonstrations in Arras in protest against the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

On 6 March 1999, the French daily newspaper Le Monde publishes an article by Jean-François Hervieu, President of the Permanent Assembly of Chambers of Agriculture in France, in which he deplores the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

On 11 March 1999, Jean Glavany, French Minister for Agriculture, comments on the outcome of the recent European negotiations on the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

On 18 March 1999, referring to the future enlargement of the European Union, the French daily newspaper Le Figaro analyses the implications of the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

‘Bon appétit!’ Towards the end of the 1990s, the cartoonist Fritz Behrendt attacks the health crises affecting food-processing in Europe and expresses the powerlessness of the consumer.

At the end of the extraordinary meeting of the European Council held on 24 and 25 March 1999 in Berlin, the Heads of State or Government of the fifteen Member States of the European Union endorse the implementation of the new common agricultural policy (CAP) and the financial perspective relating to Agenda 2000.

On 26 March 1999, the day after the Berlin European Council of 24 and 25 March, the German daily newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung comments on the French vision of agricultural policy in the context of Agenda 2000.

In his political memoirs, Franz Fischler, European Commissioner with special responsibility for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Santer Commission, recalls the submission of Agenda 2000 and the strong reactions prompted by the Commission’s proposals.

In this interview, Georges Rencki, Head of Division responsible for the policy to modernise agricultural structures in the Directorate-General for Agriculture from 1968 to 1977, emphasises that the reform of the CAP adopted at the Berlin European Council of March 1999 was vital ahead of the European Union’s enlargement to include the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

On 10 July 2002, in Brussels, Franz Fischler, Member of the European Commission with special responsibility for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, sets out the aims of the common agricultural policy (CAP) at the mid-term review of its reform.

On 11 July 2002, the French Ministry of Agriculture reacts to the Communication from Franz Fischler, Member of the European Commission with special responsibility for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, on the mid-term review of the common agricultural policy (CAP)

On 10 July 2002, Franz Fischler, Member of the European Commission with special responsibility for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, grants an interview to the French daily newspaper Le Figaro in which he comments on the debates surrounding the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP) and outlines the nature of the proposed reforms.

On 3 August 2002, Jean Glavany, former French Agriculture Minister, publishes an article in the French daily newspaper Le Monde in which he gives his views on the need for a radical reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

In September 2002, in an interview granted to the journal Revue du Marché Commun et de l’Union Européenne, Franz Fischler, Member of the European Commission with special responsibility for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, considers the implications of the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

On 24 October 2002, at the Brussels European Council, Dominique de Villepin, French Foreign Minister, outlines to the press the main elements of the Franco-German agreement on the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

The Brussels European Council, held on 24 and 25 October 2002, reaches agreement on the financing of the enlargement of the European Union and on the conditions applicable to the future Member States in the agriculture sector.

The meeting of the European Council held on 24 and 25 October 2002 in Brussels enabled the Fifteen to make progress with regard to the funding of the common agricultural policy (CAP). From left to right: Javier Solana, Secretary-General of the Council of the EU and High Representative for the CFSP; Per Stig Møller, Danish Foreign Minister; Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish Prime Minister and President-in-Office of the Council of the EU; Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission; Günter Verheugen, Commissioner with special responsibility for enlargement; Samuel Magid, Press Adviser to the Permanent Representation of Denmark to the European Union.

On 25 October 2002, following the Brussels European Council, Jacques Chirac, President of the French Republic, outlines the main results regarding the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

On 27 January 2003, Hervé Gaymard, French Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Rural Affairs, analyses the new European Commission proposals on the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

On 28 April 2003, in response to the proposals from the European Commission on the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP), the German conservative parties, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU), issue a joint memorandum in which they set out their views on the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

On 26 June 2003, the French Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Rural Affairs issues a communiqué which outlines the main results of the negotiations on the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

On 26 June 2003, following the meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg, Franz Fischler, Member of the European Commission with special responsibility for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, welcomes the compromise secured on the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

On 26 June 2003, Franz Fischler, European Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, holds a press conference following the negotiations for the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

On 27 June 2003, following a final round of negotiations in the Council of European Agriculture Ministers, the French daily newspaper Le Monde considers the major measures included in the final compromise on the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

On 30 June 2003, the Council of the European Union welcomes the compromise secured on the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP) and specifies all the measures adopted in Luxembourg on 26 June 2003.

In July 2003, the French Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries publishes a brochure which sets out the main provisions of the Luxembourg Agreement of 26 June 2003 on the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

On 10 September 2003, meeting in Cancún, Mexico, for the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Pascal Lamy, European Commissioner for Trade, and Franz Fischler, European Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, in the presence of their respective spokesmen, hold a joint press conference in which they assess the implications and outcome of the Summit, which constitutes an intermediary step towards the closing of the Doha (Qatar) trade negotiations for international economic development. From left to right: Gregor Kreuzhuber, Franz Fischler, Pascal Lamy and Maria Gonzalez Laya.

Brochure published in September 2004 by the French Ministry of Agriculture concerning the national methods of application of the new provisions arising from the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).