EU agrees aid and Spain calls to expand the beneficiaries.

The European Commission (CE) IT WAS ONE OF THE PROPOSALS PRESENTED IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE CONFERENCE ON PROMOTION AND VALORIZATION 30 additional million euros to co-finance programs to promote agri-food products, in order to help operators affected by the Russian veto, although Spain will defend the extension of this support to new fruit and vegetable sectors.

The new figure, announced by the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Dacian Ciolos, would join the 60 million planned annually in the CAP budget for promotional measures.

Ciolos explained that, how promotion programs are co-financed between the EU and producer organizations, It is expected that in practice the increase in funds proposed by Brussels will result in some 60 additional millions.

"From 2015 programs worth at least 120 million euros. “I encourage producer organizations to make the most of this opportunity and present ambitious promotion schemes in the coming weeks.”, Indian.

The measures announced today are in addition to those that the EC agreed in August for peaches and nectarines, by value of 32,7 million euros and for fruits and vegetables, by 125 million, although this week aid for private storage of butter and skimmed milk powder has also been activated.

In this context, An extraordinary Agriculture Council will be held in Brussels on Friday to debate the impact of the veto.

The Spanish Government will ask at this meeting that the EC expand to citrus fruits, persimmon and pomegranate support measures and, In addition, that incorporates other crops if necessary, like melon, watermelon, las lechuga o las berenjenas, y que abra nuevos mercados.

Así lo avanzó la ministra de Agricultura, Food and environment, Isabel García Tejerina, quien presidió ayer en Madrid el Consejo Consultivo extraordinario preparatorio del Consejo de la UE.

España instará el viernes a la CE a realizar una “vigilancia individualizada” de cada sector, a actuar “con urgencia” y a destinar “el presupuesto que haga falta” para los damnificados.

La ministra ha trasladado a los representantes autonómicos en este Consultivo que las iniciativas negociadas hasta ahora no están “cerradas” sino abiertas a constante revisión y ampliación.

Desde las comunidades, coinciden en exigir agilidad de respuesta.