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"en.20120216.23.4-350-000"2
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"The agreement adopted today between the EU and Morocco means the immediate liberalisation of agricultural and fishery products. There are at least two strong reasons to reject this agreement. Firstly, it will harm European producers, in particular, small and medium-sized enterprises of typically Mediterranean crops, particularly in the area of fruit and vegetables, since this agreement increases the pressure being felt today from low base prices and the difficulties experienced by many producers in distributing their products. Portuguese farmers will be hit particularly hard by this. Secondly, family farming will be another loser, as it is starting to face competition from intensive production and export-oriented models. Such models threaten environmental sustainability, the viability of regional and local markets, and food sovereignty, while also reducing food quality and safety. For these reasons, consumers and populations also lose out. Those who benefit most are large European companies and multinational distributors, who will thus be able to win new markets and access cheap labour, as well as have a better chance of circumventing social, employment and environmental standards in force in European countries. Finally, we cannot accept that the Commission is still ignoring the issue of Western Sahara, which is being illegally occupied by Morocco, with a total lack of respect for international law."@en1
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