European Parliament
Oreste Rossi  (EFD ),
in writing.
(IT)
The agreement between the European Union and Morocco regarding reciprocal liberalisation measures harms only one party: the European side. Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development itself issued an opinion objecting to it because many vegetables and fruits may freely enter Europe from Morocco, paying lower taxes compared with our own.
By reducing or removing the customs duties currently applicable to the importation of agricultural and fishery products from Morocco, Europe will suffer a loss of EUR 21 million. This amount can only increase since, given that imports are no longer taxed, they will increase exponentially, exposing European producers to unsustainable unfair competition. Farm workers in Morocco earn EUR 5/day, and it is therefore obviously inconceivable for our producers to compete with similar costs.
For these reasons, I voted resolutely against because I have always supported local produce due to its quality and for the good of consumers.

