Coexphal finds it "unacceptable" to vote yes to the EU–Morocco agreement that includes crops from Western Sahara

The Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producers' Organizations of Almería (Coexphal) has expressed its "deep surprise, concern, and displeasure" regarding the vote held in the Congress of Deputies. Fortunately, the modification of the trade agreement between the European Union and Morocco that aims to include crops from Western Sahara with preferential tariff treatment was rejected. However, it does not understand how political groups voted against the interests of Spanish producers. The initiative, promoted by the Vox parliamentary group, was supported by the Popular Party (PP), the Union of the Navarrese People (UPN), and Sumar. However, the rejection was not unanimous, which has generated a "strong concern" in the Spanish fruit and vegetable sector, according to Coexphal. The following parties voted against this protection of the countryside: PSOE, ERC, PNV, Bildu, Junts, Podemos, Canarian Coalition, and BNG. Coexphal has called it "unacceptable" that political formations that ...