Det er en mangel, at den såkaldte anden søjle, udviklingen af landdistrikterne, er blevet skåret ned i den mellemlange finansielle planlægning og i henhold til både Kommissionens og Parlamentets forslag skal acceptere nedskæringer på over 20 milliarder euro.
It is a disadvantage that what is referred to as the second pillar - rural development - has been curtailed in medium-term financial planning and has had to come to terms with cutbacks of more than EUR 20 billion according to the Commission's proposal and that of Parliament.