In 2013, direct payments totalled €41.7 billion and represented 71% of the whole Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget, according to a report published by the European Commission. The average payment per farm in 2013 was €5,628. But the Commission acknowledges that differences in payments are still significant between both individual farmers and member states.
The figures show, for example, that in 13 member states (BG, CY, EE, HU, IT, LV, LT, MT, PL, PT, RO, SI and SK) more than…