Teresa Bellanova and Sonny Perdue and the USA duties

MIPAAF, Bellanova a Perdue: tariffs are not the answer that citizens expect from the United States and the EU. In order to grow, agro-food needs certain rules

"In order to grow and face new global challenges in terms of innovation, sustainability, quality and food safety, fight against waste, the agri-food industry needs certain rules, which cannot be questioned continuously, all the more so if for issues that have nothing to do with the sector ".

So in Brussels Minister Teresa Bellanova during the working lunch, which ended a few minutes ago, between the European Ministers of Agriculture and the US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Lost.

"We have always considered the United States a fundamental and strategic ally," reiterated Minister Bellanova who will meet Perdue again in Rome on January 30 next year, "and certainly tariffs are not the answer that citizens expect from the United States and Europe. We are confident that, also due to his profound knowledge of the agricultural world, Secretary Perdue, in understanding the real extent and seriousness of the situation, can help prevent further restrictive measures from generating other negative repercussions on the respective agricultural sectors and also in the context of the next challenges that we will both have to cohesively face ".

Teresa Bellanova and Sonny Perdue and the USA duties