Tacoronte-Acentejo requires that its farmers be paid the POSEI.

THE REGULATORY BOARD HAS DECIDED TO SUSPEND ALL OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES.

EThe Regulatory Council of the Denomination of Origin of Tacoronte-Acentejo held a plenary session attended by, both the Vice-Minister of Agriculture of the Government of the Canary Islands, Alonso Brook, as the new director of the Canarian Institute of Agri-Food Quality (ICCA), Sulbey Gonzalez . In it, the issue of POSEI aid pending collection by farmers was addressed in a monographic manner, which in the Tacoronte-Acentejo region amounts to one million Euros..

Both the vice-counselor and the director of the ICCA confirmed the impossibility of the administration to make payments before the end of the year., as had been repeatedly announced by both the president of the Canary Islands Government and the rest of the political leaders during the previous months..

The administration now opens a process, which can last up to six months, to pay aid owed to producers for the year 2009 y inside the POSEI mark.

Given this news, communicated out loud to the management of the Regulatory Council and in an atmosphere of tension, It was decided to temporarily paralyze the institutional relations of the Regulatory Council with the administration, while the aid is not paid

From the Regulatory Council, They highlight the importance of the wine sector for the area, where more than 2000 winegrowers and 50 bodegas se encuentran inscritos en el registro del mismo y donde desde hace muchos años se apuesta por los vinos de calidad.

Desde el Consejo Regulador de Tacoronte-Acentejo, se considera imprescindible y urgente el pago de las ayudas, para seguir invirtiendo y continuar con el desarrollo de una actividad que juega un papel importante en el matenimiento de un patrimonio único.