Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos says the European alert by Italian authorities on Romanian sheep milk products was wrongful. In a press conference in Alba Iulia on Monday, he announced that he has demanded explanations.
“We’re not talking about the whole [Romanian dairy] production. I have requested as early as Friday the clarification of this situation with the European Commission, as regards the alert by Italians; I understood the problem was there. It was a wrongful alert by Italian authorities, which firstly mentioned sheep milk, not cow milk, and moreover, I understand – and the agriculture minister [editor’s note – Achim Irimescu] can confirm, because it is him I asked to clarify the situation with the European Commission – that in this alert system, the authorities of member states are the ones to introduce alert elements. The Commission just centralizes them and conveys them to all the member states of the common market. I understand that the alert mentioned precisely the products of Bradet [dairy company], not other products. The communication from the Commission was too general, and I have asked explanations. From my point of view, the things are clear. The alert wrongfully mentioned, at first, sheep milk products, then I understand it has been corrected by cow milk, and not on a national level, for all Romanian products, but [just] for the products actually identified,” Ciolos said.
“This is my position, and if things happen to be different, I have transmitted to the European Commission, through our representation in Brussels, that if these things are not clarified, I will have a very clear position. I cannot accept such errors, which have an impact on the agrifood economy – and I know exactly what I’m talking about,” said Ciolos, a former European Commissioner for agriculture.
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