Two days after the violent demonstration by European farmers on the streets of Brussels, the French daily newspaper Le Monde criticises the philosophy of the Mansholt Plan and considers the way in which the Six manage the agricultural question.
Despite the unpopularity of certain measures in the Mansholt Plan, the Council of Ministers actively supports and then adopts, on 17 April 1972, a directive concerning measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the re-allocation of agricultural land for structural improvement.
Despite the unpopularity of certain measures in the Mansholt Plan, the Council of Ministers actively supports and then adopts, on 17 April 1972, a directive concerning the acquisition of occupational skills by persons engaged in agriculture.
Despite the unpopularity of some measures included in the Mansholt Plan, the Council of Ministers rally, and on 17 April 1972, adopt a directive on farm modernisation.
The day after the violent farmers' demonstration in Brussels, the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera describes the causes of the European rural sector's anger at the Mansholt Plan for Community agricultural reform.
On 23 March 1971, a demonstration of European farmers against the agricultural reforms included in the Mansholt Plan leave one demonstrator dead and more than 100 injured.
On 23 March 1971, RTL radio’s news bulletin reports on the violent demonstration by European farmers in the streets of Brussels against the Mansholt Plan for reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).