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Brussels/Bratislava – Slovakia can profit from the European Union’s (EU) commerce settlement with the Mercosur international locations, however it additionally has considerations relating to the import of agricultural commodities. This was said on Monday night in Brussels by the Minister of Agriculture Richard Takáč (Smer-SD) after the conclusion of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council assembly. That is reported by the TASR correspondent.
Takáč recalled that in his keep in Brussels, he additionally used the chance for a bilateral assembly with representatives of the European Fee’s Directorate-Basic for Agriculture to proceed the continuing negotiations on the attainable switch of necessary funds from 2024 to the subsequent 12 months.
He warned that the earlier governments of Slovakia didn’t draw funds via mission calls within the second pillar (direct funds), and subsequently Slovakia is susceptible to shedding a good portion of the allotted EU funds this 12 months or subsequent 12 months.
“I’m glad that the European Fee acknowledged that the steps we took led to our sharply elevated drawing of economic assets this 12 months in comparison with earlier ones,” he added.
He emphasised that within the second half of January 2025, his division will current studies exhibiting the truth of EU fund drawing within the agro-sector. He additionally admitted that it was not attainable to realize outcomes that will result in the entire exhaustion of allotted assets for 2024 via the EU, and subsequently he’s on the lookout for different potentialities with the European Fee, for instance, in order that the funds which might be purported to be misplaced will be transferred from this 12 months to the subsequent. He added that Slovakia isn’t the one member state addressing these points with the EU government.
“Which means what we don’t exhaust this 12 months shall be transferred to the subsequent, that the European Fee will acknowledge it, after which we now have an obligation to exhaust these funds. We have already got mechanisms arrange that shall be extra versatile on this regard,” he defined.
On Monday, close to the European Council constructing in Brussels, there was a protest by farmers from a number of EU international locations, primarily expressing their considerations about signing the free commerce settlement between the EU and the South American international locations of the Mercosur affiliation.
Takáč stated that from Slovakia’s standpoint, this settlement will be seen in two methods. On one hand, the removing of tariffs for vehicles and different items will profit your entire EU and in addition Slovak corporations and exports. “Because the Minister of Agriculture, I’ve some unanswered questions on the way it will reciprocally look regarding the import of agricultural commodities from South American international locations to the EU. I don’t but have ample info on the way it will truly be, how will probably be authorised, the requirements, limits, and different information,” stated Takáč. Based on him, European farmers have the most important considerations primarily concerning the import of sugar, beef, and honey from the Mercosur international locations. (December ninth)
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