PSD MP Marius Budai declared on Friday that the European Union's decision to postpone the signing of the Mercosur trade agreement, between the EU and South American states, shows that the concerns of Romanian and European farmers are justified.
"I welcome the European Union's decision to postpone the signing of the Mercosur trade agreement, between the EU and South American states! This shows that the concerns of Romanian and European farmers are justified. If Latin American farmers do not have to observe the same environmental, labor or food safety standards, then their production costs are much lower, and the competition is unfair towards European farmers," Budai wrote on Facebook.
He added that it is "incomprehensible" that the USR ministers decided to give a positive approval to this agreement, without even discussing it with Romanian farmers.
"Especially since Romania is one of the main agricultural producers of the European Union! Who do Ministers Miruta and Toiu represent? Romanians or someone else? What would it have cost them to receive the farmers before making a decision on this very important subject for Romania?! I hope that by the January meeting, Prime Minister Bolojan and President Nicusor Dan will consult with the farmers' associations, so that their interests are defended, just as other heads of state have done, such as President Emmanuel Macron or Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. I do not dispute the huge economic opportunities of the Mercosur Agreement, which will create the largest free market in the world. But I am convinced that if there is good faith, an agreement can be reached from which everyone can gain, not just some, at the expense of others," he mentioned.
Budai also stated that, essentially, Romanian and European farmers want three common sense things: Latin American products to comply with the same standards as European ones, quotas for duty-free imports from Latin America, which would limit the flow of these products on the European market, systematic controls for important agri-food products, which would guarantee the food security of European consumers.
Comentează