Spanish PM hopes for more European Union compensation for E. coli error

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said on Wednesday, the European Union (EU) has made too little of the Spanish claim for damages caused by incorrect lethal E. coli Outbreak in Germany.

Germany, criticized the original infection, the epidemic has resulted in 25 Spanish cucumber. Cucumber, was found to be not the cause, but the Spanish agricultural sector suffered huge losses, sales, not just cucumbers, other vegetables and fruits also severely affected.

It is estimated that more than 200 million euros (292.5 million U.S. dollars) and more than 500 jobs were lost in the first week of the E. coli crisis and the figures are still rising.

The EU has committed 150 million euros in Spain's aid, but insisted that Zapatero is necessary.

"This is clearly not enough. We will ask the agricultural sector of compensation, we will not stop our efforts, " Zapatero said.
When the Spanish parliament, Zapatero said that Spain's official credit union will also work to make up for cucumber production, and announced to the financial system to help build.

Zapatero also defended the Government's handling of the crisis, rejected the opposition People's Party said the ruling Socialist Party, accused slowly after the outbreak of E. coli fingers products that act in Spain.

Prime minister insisted his government had taken action "as soon as possible were made reckless statements. "

Spain has not ruled out of Germany and Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said that they would take legal action can not stop the movement of this country, the things "in the appropriate place. "

Zapatero also said high-level diplomatic contacts with Russia to persuade Russia to open the door to the Spanish people the production, was closed, due to E. coli outbreak.

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