Abstract
Joint decisions each year on agricultural prices by the Council of Ministers of Agriculture are a requisite of the European Community’s Common Agricultural Policy. It is however more and more difficult to reach joint decisions on these prices. Divergencies of national aims and economic starting positions (in regard to growth, inflation, unemployment, balance of payments position) are often held responsible for this fact in the public discussion. While not questioning the relevance of these factors the present contribution focuses on the importance of institutional rules for the divergence of national interests.

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