Ignacio Gramun met this Tuesday with Víctor Teixidó, representative of Hega in the Bajo/Baix Cinca region, who conveyed the demands of the farmers and ranchers who make up the platform.
The mayor of Fraga, Ignacio Gramún, met this Tuesday with Víctor Teixidó, representative of the Huesca Es Ganadería y Agricultura (Hega) platform in the Bajo Cinca region. During the meeting, Teixidó conveyed the demands of the farmers and ranchers who make up Hega to the mayor, who urged the protesters to “work together; it’s a well-worn phrase, but the entire agricultural sector needs to unite so that everyone who works in the fields can benefit.”
“It’s a platform created out of discontent with the unions. They’re acting somewhat independently and demonstrating their frustration. They’re demanding something that I understand is legitimate, and they have the right to hold these kinds of demonstrations,” commented the mayor, who added that “they’re demanding something justified, namely the problems generated by the 2032 Agenda, that agenda which at one time seemed like it was going to solve many problems, because it talked about a farm-to-fork policy, but which has resulted in the reduction of pesticides, fertilizers, and many other declarations… In the end, with all this, there’s a smaller harvest and the farmer feels harmed.”
Another issue addressed at the meeting was globalization. “We need to speak plainly and say that these products coming in from third countries do not comply with European regulations. The grain coming in from Ukraine at low prices, or the products coming in from Morocco or Turkey, make it impossible for us to compete here and put our farmers at a disadvantage,” Gramún said.
For his part, Teixidó lamented that “the sector is dying” due to all the demands from Brussels. Likewise, the Hega representative stated that the platform's intention is “to put pressure on society so that they understand why we are here fighting, and to speak with mayors, regional councils, and ministries, and to go to Brussels to try to get out of this absurd situation.”
Finally, he pointed to "bureaucracy" and "unfair competition" as some of the many factors that have led the agricultural and livestock sector to its current situation.
