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Guerra, João Paulo
2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
No interest in consumers
Diário Económico writes that in changing the EU marketing requirements for a number of different fruit and vegetables, the EU Commission is considering only the interests of producers and not those of consumers: "Making the sale of fruit and vegetables dependent on size and form has led to enormous waste and price increases for these products. So what? Does this now mean the end of this EU guideline? No, not at all. The EU Commission now formats Europe according to the size and shape of votes and the interests of the large producing countries. Instead of doing away with the requirements completely, now only a few select products will no longer be subject to its dictatorship. And this despite the fact that abolishing this guideline would lower prices considerably for consumers. But why should Brussels be interested in the costs to consumers when these prices bring in so many millions for producers and middlemen?"
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More from the press review on the subject » EU Policy, » Consumers, » Agriculture, » Europe
Arbitrary human rights
The Portuguese daily Diário Económico comments on Amnesty International's annual human rights report: "Violations against human rights are spreading. ... Despite the ominous outlook human rights are no longer the favourite cause of the civilised Western world. Human rights ... were merely an instrument in the Cold War. The West used them as a weapon against the communist countries but does not employ them against 'friendly' dictatorships. Moreover, not just political rights are being violated, but above all economic and social rights. No one seems to notice that the right to 'work for fair pay' or the right to healthcare or education are being violated - not even Amnesty International."
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