GUENTER BURGHARDT

In a partnership, it is good to have two partners who have complementary means of action, under the assumption that these two partners sufficiently talk to each other to find out what they want to do together

For years, the United States has criticized Europe for lavishly supporting its farmers, but the truth is, the United States and European Union spend roughly equal amounts on farm support, which is spread across 7 million farms in the European Union (16 million after E.U. enlargement) as opposed to 2 million farms (mostly large ones) in the United States.

In a partnership, it is good to have two partners who have complementary means of action, under the assumption that these two partners sufficiently talk to each other to find out what they want to do together

For years, the United States has criticized Europe for lavishly supporting its farmers, but the truth is, the United States and European Union spend roughly equal amounts on farm support, which is spread across 7 million farms in the European Union (16 million after E.U. enlargement) as opposed to 2 million farms (mostly large ones) in the United States.