not when you look at the rationale behind it

ie, to try to prop up the EU's olive oil industry upon which many of its nationals and certain bankrupt states depend.

The real question is not whether the EU should meddle in such low level affairs, but whether the EU should be intervening in the free market in that sort of way in order to prop up favoured industries (which depends in no small part on your political outlook).

It's the same principle as the CAP, really.

Posted By: CWC on May 23rd 2013 at 11:46:56

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FAO phrankin (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 23, 11:28:19
- It is surprising to see a super-national body involved in such low level legislation. (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, May 23, 11:33:10
  - not when you look at the rationale behind it (General Chat) - CWC, May 23, 11:46:56
    - why would forcing olive oil producers to create macdonalds style sachets (General Chat) - phrankin, May 23, 11:50:51
      - god knows but that was the supposed reasoning (General Chat) - CWC, May 23, 12:02:13
        
        The European Commission.... Unelected beurocrats (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, May 23, 12:21:26
      - And that is forgetting the increased waste plastic packaging (General Chat) - phrankin, May 23, 11:52:26
- Sence prevails - that said, I'm sure the weight of reaction influenced decision (n/m) (General Chat) - Greeny, May 23, 11:32:50
  - There was an uproar in Spain about it. (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, May 23, 11:48:59
    - I don`t think Greece and Italy are over the moon about it either (General Chat) - emmaroyds, May 23, 11:57:01
  - *sense* (n/m) (General Chat) - Greeny, May 23, 11:34:22

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