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"Mr President, my thanks to the Commissioner for a very clear message here this morning that the Commission is not for turning. It is not what I wanted to hear, but at least it is clear. I think we should say to dairy farmers in several Member States, including my own of Ireland, that this is the position as of now.
However, I am not going to be defeated and just accept the Commission’s word. There are a number of Member States which are farming States, and those people who want the situation to remain as it is should remember that they are paying 56 million to the coffers of the European Union, despite the fact that the European Union is producing milk under its quota at the moment. This is neither fair nor just, and we need to look at reducing the super-levy charge on these farmers.
We also could and should look at the butterfat correction mechanism to make some adjustments and perhaps frontload the quota increase. So, while you are not for turning this morning, Commissioner, please take back some of my ideas to your colleagues and see what might be done.
Can I say generally, on the issue of quotas – which is the broader issue here today – please remember that when we had quotas, the milk price collapsed in 2009. So quotas did not save us from a milk price collapse. Also, it is dangerous for Europe to say that we will restrict production while the rest of the world expands production. We are losing opportunities. We need a more sophisticated debate. We need to protect those vulnerable regions where we want to have production – and we can do that through various mechanisms – but let us not retreat within the European Union at a time when the medium- to long-term prospects for dairying are positive."@en1
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