The European Parliament will vote on a new free trade agreement.

This agreement, reached with the Community Development Southern Africa offers concessions to the import of oranges, Sugar and ethanol, mainly.

The organization Copa Cogeca warns of the serious effects it will have the new free trade agreement because it can undermine EU producers and the economic climate.

Según Copa Cogeca, The agreement reached between the EU and the Community Development Southern Africa (SADC), increases trade concessions to the import of oranges, sugar and ethanol in these countries, What “will undermine the EU producers and lead to the risk of worsening economic situation”.

“It is totally unacceptable that the EU is doing this free trade agreement, without studying the impact on the EU market “, He explained Pekka Pesonen Secretary General.

These new concessions will increase the period until the end of November to allow the import of oranges from South Africa to the EU, which will have a negative impact on producers of oranges of the EU at the start of the season when prices are most attractive, Explicit Pesonen.

"No doubt will have a negative impact on the sector and put at risk thousands of jobs, especially in the Mediterranean countries where the economic crisis is more pronounced, said the secretary general.

“As a result, MEPs urge to perform an economic impact assessment, which it takes place in the sector of agriculture and asked them to suspend the ratification of the proposal”, Pesonen added.

Copa Cogeca has sent a letter to MEPs summarizing the group's demands.