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Showing posts with label EU Association Agreement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label EU Association Agreement. Show all posts

September 04, 2014

Monsanto Colonises Ukraine

Monsanto in Ukraine: IMF loan for Ukraine may give GMO giant a backdoor into EU

http://on.rt.com/z0ekxl
Published time: August 30, 2014 15:33


Ukraine’s bid for closer ties with the west could come at a cost. With the IMF set to loan the country $17 billion, the deal could also see GMO crops grown in some of the most fertile lands on the continent, warns Frederic Mousseau.

Very few, not least the Ukrainian population are aware of these details, but according to Mousseau, who is a Policy Director at The Oakland Institute, in return for the cash, Ukraine could very well become a test ground for GMO crops in Europe, something the rest of the European Union has been looking to prevent. RT caught up with the Frenchman, who voiced his concerns at what may lay ahead.

RT: When this $17 billion deal is approved by the IMF and the Ukrainian ban on GM crops is lifted, does that mean it is just a matter of time before Ukrainian farmers grow modified crops?

Frederic Mousseau: This is very likely because there is a lot of pressure from the bio-technological industry, such as Monsanto, to have these approved in Ukraine. It is also part of the EU Association Agreement, which has a particular article which calls for the expansion of bio-technology and GMOs in Ukraine.

RT: If it was one of the pre-conditions of the multi-billion dollar loan, do you think it is fair to say that Monsanto has considerable influence over the IMF and the World Bank and even dictates terms to them?

FM: We saw in 2013 that Monsanto invested $140 million in new seed plans in Ukraine. It is clearly the bread basket of Europe and it is a key target for a company like Monsanto, which sees this huge potential for production and this huge market. Europe has been quite resistant in allowing GMOs, but if they are successful in Ukraine then there might be a domino effect in Europe.

RT: Was it a coincidence or a pre-planned action back in December 2013, when the ban on GM goods was lifted in Ukraine, just weeks before the IMF was supposed to give that county a loan?

FM: It can’t be a coincidence because we have seen a very strong mobilization of the industry and the agro business in lobbying the government and the EU to have these changes in the legislation. Also we have seen this investment coming in prior to any adoption of GMOs. So clearly this pressure was there and to have such a clause in the EU Association Agreement means that the lobbyists in the industry must have been at work for months before that.

RT: The president of the US-Ukraine Business Council has said that it is necessary to get the Ukrainian government out of the agriculture business and transform it into a private sector industry. Can we say that America has set its sights on the vast fields that could be a gold mine for agriculture?

FM: There are these seed businesses like Monsanto and pesticide companies, but there is also the land of Ukraine, which has so far been under the control of the Ukrainian government and has not been available for sale. There will be a big push to privatize this land and make it a valuable commodity, which can be acquired by foreign corporations. What we have seen in recent years is that even if the land could not be purchased, it has been leased on a massive scale. Already 1.6 million hectares have been acquired by foreign entities and it is very likely that if the reform programs continue, there will be more companies, more interest and they will be looking to strike deals for Ukrainian land.

RT: There is considerable anti-GMO sentiment around the world. If you take this into account, how beneficial would it be for Ukraine to rely on the US-based GMO crops industry?

FM: It comes as part of an agreement with the EU and we know that European citizens and farmers are against GMOs, but still we have a deal with the European Union, who have worked out a deal with Ukraine to expand the use of GMOs. It seems like it has been something that has been arranged by the lobbyists of corporations and the civil servants within the European Commission. We have seen all over the world that this is not beneficial for farmers, it is not beneficial to citizens. It is just in the interest of the corporations who are taking over control of seeds used by farmers around the world. The food that is produced does not become better or cheaper.

RT: How harmful potentially do you think growing GMO crops could be for those rich fertile Ukrainian soils?

FM: We have seen in the US, where GMO crops have been cultivated for a couple of decades now. We have concerns about the quality of soil because the use of GMOs comes with a high level of the use of fertilizers and this destroys a lot of the organic materials in the soils. There is also a very high risk of contamination for those farmers who choose not to use GMOs and we have seen this very clearly in North America where there has been a lot of contamination.

SOURCE - RT News - here.



Good article, worth reading.

Found it anger provoking.

Big American business is behind what's going on in Ukraine.

And check out the power these people have:  laws were changed before the IMF came through with the bail-out.

Looks like they've got friends in the EU as well.

And check out the land grab. 

The whole thing's sickening.

July 22, 2014

EU-UN TOOTH FAIRY - UKRAINE - RUSSIA

Summary: 18 July 2014, Brussels - Council of the European Union Background on the Foreign Affairs Council 22 July 2014 in Brussels

The Council will start at 9.30, presided by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton.


The Council will first exchange views on the situation in Ukraine.
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The Council will take stock of the follow up given on the agreement at the European Council of 16 July to expand the EU restrictive measures, as well as on further diplomatic steps as outlined by Heads of State and Government and discuss next steps.

In particular, the European Council stressed again the EU's support for a peaceful settlement of the crisis in Ukraine and urged agreement on a genuine and sustainable cease-fire to create the conditions for the implementation of President Poroshenko's peace plan. It regretted that the requested steps set out in the 27 June conclusions have not been adequately taken and agreed to expand the restrictive measures. It also requested the European Investment Bank to suspend the signature of new financing operations in the Russian Federation and invited the Commission to reassess EU-Russia cooperation programmes. (see European Council conclusions).

The Council also is set to formally establish an EU civilian mission under the Common Security and Defence Policy, which will advise on a revised strategy for the civilian security sector in Ukraine, including the police and national guard, and mentor the implementation of reforms.

The European Council of 26/27 June saw the signing of the remainder of the Association Agreement/DCFTA with Ukraine. EU leaders urged the Russian Federation to actively use its influence over illegally armed groups and to stop the flow of weapons and militants across the border, in order to achieve rapid and tangible results in de-escalation. In addition, the European Council set out its expectations on four steps towards de-escalation, underlining the EU's readiness to adopt further restrictive measures (see European Council conclusions, paras 29-33).

A trilateral meeting between the EU, Ukraine and Russia was held on 11 July in Brussels in order to consult on the implementation of the recently signed Association Agreement/DCFTA and to explore its possible economic effects on Russia. The participants agreed to launch a consultation mechanism with primary focus on technical regulations, standards, customs administration, conformity assessment procedures and sanitary and phytosanitary measures arising from the implementation of the AA/DCFTA.

The EU strongly condemns the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by the Russian Federation and refuses to recognise it. As part of the EU's non-recognition policy, imports of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol into the EU have been prohibited unless they have Ukrainian certificates.

In response to the crisis in Ukraine, several summit-level meetings involving Russia have been cancelled and negotiations on visa matters and a new agreement with Russia have been suspended. The EU has also targeted 72 persons responsible for actions that threaten or undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine with an asset freeze and a travel ban. Two confiscated entities in Crimea are also subject to an asset freeze.

EU leaders have reiterated several times that further steps by Russia to destabilise the situation in Ukraine will lead to additional and far reaching consequences for relations between the EU (and its member states) and the Russian Federation in a broad range of economic areas.

The EU supports the Ukrainian economy as set out in the Commission's package of 5 March.

Disbursements of the macro-financial assistance (up to € 1.6 bn) and of EU assistance under the state-building contract (up to € 355m) have started. At the same time, the Commission has made it clear that it stands ready to continue to act as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia and their respective energy companies on gas supplies, transit and prices.

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SOURCE - EU-UN - here.


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[Iraq, Gaza & Syria also get a mention.]

Looks like EU's hitting the Russians economically.

The move with the certification of goods from Crimea is evil genius.

And check out the whopping 1.6 billion ($2.16 billion) earmarked financial assistance as well as €355 million (abt $480 million) 'state building' assistance.

Is that the EU tooth fairy at work or is it something else?

The EU acting as 'mediator' should be fun times to be had by all; the EU's not exactly impartial.