"We can't underestimate the importance of getting CAP reform right for the rural economy, " she said.
Conservative AM Antoinette Sandbach called on the Welsh Government to secure the future of Welsh family farms during CAP reform negotiations.
The government tabled a motion proposing that the assembly notes that securing the best deal for Wales from CAP Reform is a key priority for the Welsh Government.
Since the CAP is the main reason for Britain's budget imbalance (it has relatively fewer farmers than other members do), trading the rebate for CAP reform seems to make sense.
Germany which pays far more into the EU's budget than it gets out was supported by Britain, Sweden and the Netherlands in its insistence that commitment to CAP reform should accompany enlargement.
Mrs Spelman reiterated that her focus was on getting the best possible deal on CAP reform, adding that the repatriation of powers from Brussels to Westminster was a matter for other departments.
At some stage, there is bound to be a big row about CAP reform the European Commission wants it, the northern Europeans want it, and most EU members believe it is, in the end, unavoidable.
Those countries which have long campaigned for reform of the CAP reform which would involve curbing the CAP's costs saw enlargement as the opportunity they needed.
The Welsh Government led a debate on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Reform, on 29 November 2011.
The European Commission has released plans to reform Cap after 2013 and included in the proposals are plans to dedicate 30% of farmers' direct payments so they adopt a more greener attitude towards agriculture.
But Tony Blair, the British prime minister, was angry at the failure to reform the CAP.
Efforts are nevertheless under way to reform the CAP, but if they fail, the chance of progress in the Doha talks will shrink.
It also frustrated the European Commission, which this week put forward proposals to reform the CAP (see our story on European agriculture).
Further attempts to reform the CAP have run into opposition, particularly in France, despite criticism of the policy from the US and developing countries.
France has also blocked attempts within the EU to reform the CAP, which was glossed over at the summit to allow discussion of other issues.
Last night's well-telegraphed government defeat in the Lords, on the proposed household benefit cap in the Welfare Reform Bill, is a bad omen for ministers as they contemplate the forthcoming orgy of detailed legislating in the Upper House.
Mr Blair had offered to reform the rebate in exchange for a fundamental reform of the CAP.
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This would make it much easier for Mr Obama to pass his two big domestic proposals: heath-care reform and a cap-and-trade system for curbing carbon emissions.
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Obviously it is not as completely awful as it might have been but this was supposed to be a radical reform of the CAP and we are not seeing that.
Instead, Romney opened his remarks by repeating the now familiar charge that President Barack Obama has broken promises to the American people as if voters only wish that the man who gave them health care and financial reform had also passed cap and trade.
And, in a message on Twitter, David Cameron hailed "a big day for welfare reform as we pilot a cap on benefits equal to the average wage" - adding "amazingly Labour oppose it".
Linking this bill with the malpractice reform bill, which would cap noneconomic malpractice awards when a patient is injured, has almost eliminated Democratic support, as just one of the 20 Democratic co-sponsors indicated that he would still vote for the measure.
The EU is considering how to reform its Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
He has put forward a proposal that addresses the need for entitlement reform in a very serious way as part of a comprehensive package that includes tax reform that would close loopholes and cap deductions in a way that Speaker Boehner said was his position just two months ago.
At a dinner last October, for instance, Mr Chirac persuaded his German counterpart to agree to delay any reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP) until 2007 at the earliest.
It concedes that there will be no real reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in the medium term, something Mr Blair had earlier said was a condition for offering up some of Britain's rebate.
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Representatives from Farmers Union Wales (FUW) and the National Farmers Union (NFU) Wales told the sub-committee on 10 March 2011, that the minister Elin Jones AM may have been able to do more to influence the UK government minister's stance on reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
CAP, several countries share Britain's desires for more reform.
Blue Dog Democrats are blanching at the cost of the president's initiatives, fighting against the specter of higher energy taxes in the cap and trade debate, and coming out strongly against health care reform that includes a big role for government.
In reality, the only losers will be tax accountants, as it will become clear that most people will either be in position to take the standard deduction or will be able to itemize up to the cap and corporate tax avoidance will be limited as part of the reform package.
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