The Association of Kosovar Dairy Farmers and the Association of Dairymen of Kosovo demand an investigation into the questionable decision on protective measures by the Government of Kosovo.
Not even a month has passed since the beginning of the application of the protective measure for milk imported from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the milkmen say that it was canceled at the meeting of the Government of Kosovo this Tuesday. This, for them, is a heavy blow, as they say, "in our efforts to survive and develop".
"With this decision, the Government did not wait to see the positive results for local producers that could come as a result of the application of protective measures. Only after the first three days when the application of protective measures began, the benefit for the state budget was quite large, with about 252000 euros collected. We find it very difficult to find reasons within common sense as to why such a decision was made. Even more so since according to reports, this repeal was not even debated or argued in this meeting. When there is no reasoning or debate about such an important issue, then our doubts grow even more about the reasons behind this decision. In these circumstances, we say that the Government of Kosovo is the main culprit for the destruction of the dairy sector in the country", says their reaction, reports Koha.net.
"We want to remind our government once again that Bosnia and Herzegovina does not recognize Kosovo as a state, and that our producers face dozens of obstacles when they try to export to this state. In fact, such a thing is often impossible. So in the meantime there cannot be a justification of the economic mindset based on fear of supposed reciprocal measures. You cannot have reciprocal import-export measures with a country that does not recognize you and does not allow export. We ask the State Prosecutor's Office to investigate this decision of the Government of Kosovo, as we suspect that the decision was made as a result of pressure and corruption", it continues.
They invite all milkers, whether they are farmers, collection points or milk processors, to reflect on the treatment being given to them by the government and to think about joining forces to create a National Strategy for the milk sector.
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