When it comes to Spanish tomatoes, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is not joking. He personally defended domestic production:
By “you,” Sánchez means a very specific person. Namely the French Minister of the Environment, Ségolène Royal. She had previously explained:
The reactions from Spain came immediately. Spanish farmers called Royal’s comments “babble” and “disgraceful.” Pedro Sánchez even invited the former Environment Minister and presidential candidate to Spain to try Spanish organic tomatoes.
An association of organic farmers has now filed a complaint against them in Brussels. A farmer from Conil de la Frontera in Andalusia simply says:
According to Álvaro Barrera, head of the Spanish Professional Association for Organic Agriculture, the rules for organic farmers are the same in both countries.
As in other European countries, there have also been farmers’ protests in France in recent months. They are aimed at an alleged ‘flooding’ of the French market with cheap Spanish products manufactured with large quantities of pesticides.
(rbu)
Source: Watson
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