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| Subject: German statists fuck up the Spanish farmers, then blame the consumers for the outcome Fri Jun 03, 2011 6:34 am | |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero have agreed that Germany and Spain will try to get aid on a European Level for farmers affected by the deadly Escherichia coli outbreak in Germany.
Ms. Merkel, in a phone call to Mr. Zapatero Thursday, expressed her understanding about the economic stress that the Spanish vegetable sector has come under due to consumer backlash related to the outbreak, a German government release said late Thursday.
Spain's government earlier this week said it may seek compensation from Germany on the grounds that Spanish vegetable exporters were unfairly blamed for the unusual E.coli outbreak that caused the deaths of at least 17 people in Northern Europe, mostly in Germany.
The source of the outbreak, which has hit at least 11 European countries, remains unknown but authorities believe it comes from infected produce and warned people to avoid eating raw lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers.
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