MADRID, 30 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The majority agricultural professional organizations, Asaja, COAG and UPA, have agreed this Tuesday to resume the calendar of mobilizations to demand an “ambitious” shock plan that includes measures both at the European level and by the Government of Spain and the autonomous communities.
The associations have assured in a joint press release that “the acts of protest will take place at a more regional level during the coming weeks.”
In this sense, COAG, UPA and Asaja have highlighted that they are going to demand the suspension of negotiations of agreements such as Mercosur, the non-ratification of the agreement with New Zealand and that negotiations with Chile, Kenya, Mexico, India and Australia.
On the other hand, the organizations have demanded the modification and expansion of the Agri-Food Chain Law to prohibit unfair practices so that farmers’ prices cover production costs.
They have also reached an agreement to request the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, for “immediate” solutions to address the problems of the sector, in everything related to the consequences of the drought and the War in Ukraine, prices and costs. of production, simplification and flexibility of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), livestock sectors and labor and Social Security issues.
