The Coordinator of Agricultural Producers and Ranchers Organizations (COAG) will not sign the document presented by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to the professional agricultural organizations, as stated in a press release.
"The actions of Minister of Agriculture Luis Planas in recent days have caused a loss of trust, as the decision-making processes of each organization have not been respected. This is leading us to become more demanding as regards the application of measures that have so far remained a mere declaration of good intentions. We would feel safe in a framework of trust and respect. At this time, however, we are not in a position to believe that the measures for the medium term that depend on some degree of willingness for their enforcement will be carried out in the terms set in the 43-point document," said Miguel Padilla, Secretary-General of COAG.
In general, there has been some progress, especially in everything related to flexibility and the elimination of the bureaucratic burdens of the CAP, but more needs to be done in various areas.
For its part, the National Executive Board of ASAJA, which met recently in Madrid, has studied and debated the document of proposals presented on March 25 by the Ministry of Agriculture in response to the protests carried out by Spanish agricultural producers and ranchers, demanding measures to face the severe crisis in which the agricultural sector is immersed. The highest decision-making body of ASAJA is satisfied with a part of the Ministry's proposals, although it has also identified very significant deficiencies in specific issues, and a lack of measures for productive sectors that need a more decisive response. For all these reasons, the Executive Board of ASAJA does not consider the proposals presented by the Ministry of Agriculture sufficient to address the numerous and complex problems affecting the sector, and which have led to a critical situation, as evidenced by the more than two months of protests carried out nationwide.
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