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Truism aside, Europe hasn't a lack of fertile grounds nor good climate.

Europe has a pressing need for minerals and energy.

  > The reason almost the whole EU budget (hyperbole, but indeed 
  > it is a lot of the EU budget) is spent on agricultural 
  > subsidies is precisely to protect our food security.
Protect food security or export status? Case in point, we are overspending on agriculture. Also, it would have been better to trade with African countries wrt the real pressing concern. A missed chance.


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