EU council supports French 'vision'.

The article focuses on a report that calls for the simplification of the common agricultural policy and the introduction of new measures to support farm incomes presented by French Agriculture Minister Dominique Bussereau. The minister expressed his opposition to any re-nationalisation of the policy. A number of income stabilisation tools, including an optional insurance scheme, was recommended by the French paper to assist farmers deal with the consequences of greater exposure to world markets. Eleven European Union member states approved the proposals.