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"The agreement on agricultural liberalisation, as it has been conceived, would have a worrying economic impact on European farmers, above all, within the fruit and vegetable sector, with dramatic repercussions for employment in the rural areas of the European Union.
For example, by immediately liberalising 55% of European imports from Morocco, many typical fruit and vegetable producers in Italy would be threatened by the entry on to the European market of products obtained on more competitive terms. We must consider that Moroccan farmers not only have production and labour costs which are far lower than those borne in the EU, but they are also not even required to respect the same production standards regarding the environment and food safety. It would therefore be appropriate, first and foremost, to carry out an impact study on the possible economic and social consequences of this liberalisation before it is applied.
I therefore hope that there is a desire to review the proposed agreement to safeguard the principle of reciprocity and the possibility for our farmers to compete within a competitive context which, if not equal, is at least sustainable."@en1
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