Vox in Jaén has appealed to the European Commission for the introduction of much stricter border controls against the "unfair competition" that, in its view, the olive sector suffers due to the entry of olive oil from countries such as Morocco.
So it was stated this Monday by the top official of the formation to the Congress of Deputies for the province, Francisco José Alcaraz, who has advanced that the European Parliament will process, via the urgent procedure, a debate in the Petitions Committee "to address the unfair competition that Spanish olive growers face due to imports from Morocco".
After defining this step as a "crucial victory for the Spanish countryside," he has stressed that it was achieved "despite the PSOE's rejection," according to what the party has communicated.
"Once again, it has turned its back on our farmers by voting against that the complaints from Jaén and from all of Spain be heard in Europe," he said, adding that this attitude "shows an alarming lack of commitment to the national productive fabric".
Along these lines, Alcaraz has emphasized that the "regulatory inequality that suffocates local producers" compared to those from third countries constitutes a "serious injustice".
"We cannot tolerate that, while our farmers are required to bear costs and astronomical impositions, Morocco is given the green light without requiring either the same quality, nor the same phytosanitary safety, nor the same labor rights," he said.
Given this situation of "lack of protection," he has called on the European Commission to implement severe border controls, effective and transparent traceability of imported oil, and the immediate activation of the safeguard mechanisms provided for in the commercial agreements.
"For Vox, the absolute priority is our producers and our food sovereignty. With the opening of this urgent processing, it will take the voice and demands of the olive-growing sector to the very heart of European institutions to stop the dismantling of the Spanish countryside," Alcaraz concluded.