<h6><strong>Julio García</strong></h6> <h4><strong>The Union of Farmers and Ranchers Unions today expressed its caution about the direction that EU policies for this sector may take with the new executive vice president for a Clean, Fair and Competitive Transition of the European Commission, Teresa Ribera.</strong></h4> In a press release, this organization, however, trusts that all the pressure work by producers throughout various mobilizations during this year will also have its repercussions in Brussels. The organization believes that in 2024 the Spanish and European countryside have sent a clear message to the Spanish government and the European institutions, which should trust in the knowledge, experience and responsibility of professional farmers and ranchers and begin to defend, within and outside our borders, our agricultural production model. The organization also highlights its work in defense of democracy in the countryside and the interests of farmers and ranchers. “We are doing ongoing monitoring work with the Ministry. We are vigilant to ensure that they comply with their roadmap. We will not hesitate if we have to go out on the streets again, but it would be a lost opportunity for everyone,” concludes Cortés. The Union of Unions, which has taken stock of 2024, has described this year as a turning point to move towards an agricultural policy that is closer to farmers and ranchers and less to offices. “Although there is still much to do, all the protests with which the year that is ending began have served to put the problems of the countryside on the public agenda and give a wake-up call to politicians,” underlines this organization. Thus, the Union of Unions concludes by recalling its proposals to eliminate bureaucracy and environmental pressure on the sector, improve fiscal and social security mechanisms or thoroughly review animal health protocols, as well as the channels to anonymously and collectively report abuses that occur in the food chain.
