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COAG criticised the "irresponsible attitude" of the Government on the process of ratification of the agreement EU-Morocco
09/12/2010
December 10, 2010
The Coordinator of organizations of farmers and ranchers criticizes "irresponsible attitude" of the Government on the process of ratification of the agreement of trade between the EU and Morocco liberalization the not calibrate into perspective the negative effects for our fruit and vegetable production. This week, the European Union has taken a further step in the process of ratification of the new agreement. Last Wednesday, the Committee of permanent representatives of States members of the EU (Coreper), body responsible for preparing the work of the Council of the European Union, gave the go-ahead to the text of the agreement EU-Morocco without the representatives of the Spanish delegation showed some dissatisfaction. In this way, in any of the forthcoming meetings of the Council of Ministers of the EU, be adopted without discussion.
However, to close permanently the ratification process and its possible entry into force, be pending approval or rejection of the European Parliament, whose deliberations will not end until mid-2011. "Call on the Minister of environment, Rural and marine, Rosa Aguilar to move from declarations of intent to the facts and defend strongly the interests of our producers in Brussels", emphasised Andrés Góngora, responsible for the sector of fruits and vegetables of COAG.
