European Parliament
Angelika Werthmann  (NI ),
in writing.
– Despite the improvements that the new regulatory framework contributes to remedy the defects of the European dairy sector, I voted against it because, in our view, there are still many gaps that will not resolve the imbalance of bargaining power in the supply chain between farmers and dairies. This legislative reform is part of the quota regime that will expire in 2015, an option that is not our preference because there are other models in countries like the European market situation where the system of quotas and supply management function satisfactorily and benefit both producers, industry and consumers in a more balanced way, avoiding concentrations of power in a sector of the chain.

