Peter Miedendorp
👤 Speaker
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Marketplace All-in-One
European farmers take to the streets
Today we are protesting because for us the future of farming is at stake.
Marketplace All-in-One
European farmers take to the streets
Firstly, it's about the next European budget proposals, which we're seeing are deeply worrying us.
Marketplace All-in-One
European farmers take to the streets
And of course, the Mercature Agreement is also a major concern for us.
Marketplace All-in-One
European farmers take to the streets
The agreement with the South American countries creates unfair competition and unequal standards.
Marketplace All-in-One
European farmers take to the streets
We see that agriculture in the EU bears the costs of these agreements.
Marketplace All-in-One
European farmers take to the streets
Sectors like beef, sugar, rice and poultry face competition from imports that are produced under other standards with a competitiveness which we in the EU as family farms cannot compete with.