Brussels, 01/06/2010 (Agence Europe) - In a document supported by a majority of countries during a special agriculture committee (SAC) debate on the competitiveness of the European agri-foods model on Monday 31 May in Mérida, Spain, the Spanish Presidency declared: “We cannot, a priori, abandon Community instruments aimed at compensating the lack of competitiveness”. This is, in particular, caused by numerous standards that EU farmers and agri-food industries have to respect.
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