EU - making the cut

As the EU Commission President visits the White House all sorts of positive noises are being made about agreement on the cuts to agricultural subsidies that need to be made if the WTO 'Doha' round is to complete. In fact domestic pressures mean neither side is really in a position to make cuts. On the EU side the member states - like France - leave the Commission with no room to go beyond the cuts already proposed and deemed inadequate more from the EU Observer...Since all members have to agree to the new WTO rules to complete the round it's in everyone's interests to give ground - but only at the last minute more from the BBC...