PSOE mark highlights new political future of Spanish agriculture.
Madrid, Sep 8 .- The new political course will be of "great importance" for the future of Spanish agri-food sector because the intensification of discussions on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) beyond 2013, as well as the distribution system of Community support for the period between 2014 and 2020.
So today has explained Agriculture spokesman Socialist Parliamentary Group (GPS) in the Conference, Alejandro Alonso, in an interview, mortal gold, in which agro stressed that this will be the "main theme of occupation" policy, because "we must be able to influence decisions at the time taken by the Heads of State and Government "on the new PAC.
Alonso stressed that before the end of the year will be known "the original intentions" of the Commission on the overall budget of the European Union (EU), darkfall gold, and the guidelines for future agricultural policy.
According recalled, the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Dacian Ciolos, presented in October or November next a first paper on the CAP after 2013 will be known almost at the same time as another text "still more important" on EU financial perspectives.
"The debate is only the beginning, but here, sto credits, we are staking the future of our agriculture, agricultural organizations, political parties and government must work to influence the final decision," he underlined.
Despite the uncertainties on the future Common Agricultural Policy, Alonso has dnded the government "has done well the duties" during the presidency of the EU and its continuity ensured in writing after 2013.
"What is certain is that there will be CAP budget, which only months ago was not clear," said Alonso, who has influenced now is concrete action and budgets, a debate that assumes "long and difficult .
He noted that "there will be no more money in the scope of the EU" and that the debate should not only focus on the financial statement but also address the promotion of new policies to support the sector.
In this sense, has advocated a policy focus on designing tools that will bring together agricultural market regulation to ensure price stability, reciprocity, and more control of imports, R & D and training, rather than insist on maintaining a system subsidies based on historical rrences.
Moreover, he was "strongly agree" with the recommendations of the European Parliament, adopted yesterday by the House of the Parliament, to limit the imbalances in the value chain, as well as with the encouragement of promotion and legislative measures to promote the position of farmers.
It emphasized that the last Council of Ministers approved the draft Law on Food Security and the draft of the Food Quality Act, one of whose main objectives is to improve the functioning of the food chain, is pending.
Agriculture spokesman has claimed further that the competition authorities of Spain and Europe "accept" that the agricultural sector is regulated and have therefore a special consideration in the application of the law on competition.
With the aim of establishing "exceptions" to the legislation for the food industry, pointed out that currentlyseveral groups, including the High Level for the dairy sector, work to prevent dominant positions in industry and the wide distribution that go against the agricultural sector.
With regard to multilateral agreements of the EU, such as those involving Mercosur, Central America and Morocco, Alonso has urged the agricultural sector to take advantage of investment and export opportunities offered by globalization.
He pointed to be measured the negative impact that such agreements may result in certain products and called for controls at the border to enforce the agreements.
He has also stressed the need for sectors from price shocks, like the wine or olive oil, bet even more by the internationalization and "imaginative seek new formulas" for further growth abroad.
As regards the effect of the general strike planned for next September 29, Alonso has pointed out that plans have a range of "limited."
He asserted that "the country is not to strike", but who respects and trusts that do not interfere with the "willingness to negotiation" between government and unions.
The agri-food sector "is holding the crisis better, with less job destruction than other areas of the economy and the country is becoming a haven working in other sectors such as construction and services.
On the work of the opposition Popular Party in land issues, Alonso has been suggested that this takes any situation involving dissatisfaction or difficulty to obtain some political advantage, but no serious initiatives or solutions to the difficulties facing the agricultural sector .