(Finance) – The protest against the Mercosur of the Agricultural Associations of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with the support of the organizations of Hungary, Austria, Germany, Poland and Romania, highlights how theEuropean agriculture perceive now compact i dangers linked to an agreement by the disruptive effects for the sector when the principle of reciprocity of the rules is not respected. This is what Coldiretti and Italian supply chain say about the manifestations of Czech and Slovak farmers against the commercial agreement between the EU and the South American countries that opens the door to unfair competition against European farmers, sacrificed on the altar of other commercial interests.
THE’agreement does not take into consideration – recall Coldiretti and Italian supply chain – the differences in standard production Today existing between Europe and Mercosur countries, with the use of substances forbidden for decades in the Union but also numerous doubts about respecting the rights of workers and the protection of the environment.
As part of the manifestation The signatures will be collected for the proposal of initiative law Popular launched by Coldiretti to make the origin of the ingredients mandatory on all foods on the market in the EU. The goal is to reach a million signatures to say enough to imported and disguised foods as Italians and defend the health of citizens and the income of farmers.
“The protest of Czech and Slovak farmers, supported by numerous European countries – explains the president of Coldiretti Ettore Prandini – shows that the opposition to the Mercosur agreement is growing throughout the union. It is unacceptable that Europe continues to sacrifice its agricultural sector in the name of commercial interests that favor imported products without respecting the same environmental, health and food safety rules imposed on our farmers. The battle for reciprocity is essential to defend the future of our production sector and to guarantee citizens healthy and transparent food. With our proposal for a popular initiative law – concludes Prandini – we want to bring this issue to the center of the European Agenda and reiterate that consumers have the right to know where the ingredients of the food they buy come from “.
“In addition to the net no to the Mercosur agreement – adds the CEO of Italian chain Luigi Scordamaglia – The protests of the agricultural organizations of Hungary, Austria, Germany, Poland and Romania are absolutely acceptable where they are addressed against the revision of the agreement with Ukraine for greater protection of European farmers, a more effective struggle for market and central point practices, and central point against a possible cut to the Pac resources. The vision just presented by Commissioner Hansen can be translated into concrete facts only by keeping adequate resources dedicated to true European farmers, otherwise they would be only empty words “.