Mr. Janusz Wojciechowski:

I agree that it is a huge problem. We show the problem. The reduction in the number of farms has consequences for rural areas. The farmers are leaving the job and going to the cities. It is a big problem. Our report shows the same. There is a problem with synergy between the European policies. Take the example of the young farmers. The results were a little better for the young farmers scheme in Poland. The generational renewal was achieved a little, although not much. The reason, in my view, was not support for young farmers support but for old farmers. It was a pension fund, which was the structural fund for pensions for the old farmers. It was the reason they decided to give their farms to the young generation and it was effective. It should be considered. Perhaps this is a good solution too - good synergy between the policies and the pension policy. They are not easy solutions.

I am not a politician now. If I was a politician my answer would be clearer, but I am an auditor and we are waiting for the clear vision of the European policy. When I presented this report in the European Parliament one Member of the European Parliament said, "Okay. We had 14 million farmers and now we have 10 million farmers, but 10 million farms are better because they are stronger farms. This policy should be continued". That was one political opinion about it. As a former politician it is not okay for me, but not as an auditor. This is the reason I said earlier that we need a long-term vision for European agriculture. That is the situation from my point of view.