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"Madam President, in the previous legislature, this issue was dealt with mainly by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, whereas the committee responsible is now the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy. This is right and proper, for in this tragedy – a tragedy which is equally great for all – there are in effect two victims, also equally affected: the consumer and the farmer.
I remember the long hours of debate, the on-site inspections carried out at the beginning of the committee of inquiry’s work and then during the work of the supervisory committee monitoring the committee of inquiry, set up because Parliament did not have confidence even in the information provided by the Commission; in effect, it proved to be severely lacking in many areas.
Now we know more than we did then, for the world of science has also provided some answers and clarified the main issues somewhat. We now know that the bulk of the blame for this tragic affair lies with the State, with the world of politics. Basically, there are some Member States which have been less diligent in enforcing precautionary rules and, above all, bans, over the past two years. Other States seem, once again, to have adopted, as in the past, the approach of a conspiracy of silence, in what could be described as an irresponsible attempt to hide and minimise the impact of the tragedy or – at least – the problem. Already, in the past, precisely this attitude of lack of transparency has caused the most severe damage for farmers, for they were the butt of suspicion, mistrust and discouragement on the part of the consumer. I therefore feel that the most important part of the Olsson report is precisely its loud call to governments to enforce the rules properly and thereby restore the confidence of the citizens, whether they are consumers or farmers, with an adequate information campaign and, most importantly, with sufficient support not least for those who are the direct victims of the tragedy: the farmers."@en1
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