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_____________________________________________________ N° 13e November 2008 EU 27: how to cope with the new challenges of agriculture and rural development? Études duÉtudes du CEFRES N° 13e EU 27: how to cope with the new challenges of agriculture and rural development? Proceedings of the European symposium organised by the French Institute for Research in Social sciences (CEFRES, Prague) in collaboration with the Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information (ÚZEI, Prague) and Notre Europe foundation (Paris) 29 October 2008, CEFRES, Prague __________________________________________________________________ Authors are solely responsible for the content of their work published in Études du Cefres. © CEFRES 2009 2 Études du CEFRES N° 13e CONTENTS Programme of the symposium EU 27: how to cope with the new challenges of agriculture and rural development? 4 How should the EU 27 face the new challenges of agriculture and rural development? – Background paper 6 Nadège CHAMBON (Notre Europe) Marjorie JOUEN (Notre Europe) Lessons from the seminar and openings for future study 13 Notre Europe 3 Études du CEFRES N° 13e EU 27: how to cope with the new challenges of agriculture and rural development? The Common Agricultural Policy, which was built in a European Community of 6 member states, has been reformed several times. It is now approaching ...