EU can reduce food prices down by way of increased energy production
Submitted by Zdravka Ekderi on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 09:37.
Bulgarian MEP Filiz Hyusmenova demanded from her colleagues in Strasburg the full capacity of nuclear energy production units to be used as means of restricting the growth of food prices, caused by energy shortages.
Increase in food prices is more tangible in Eastern Europe because of lower income levels, Hyusmenova said. Because of the unstable international financial markets and the world economy crises greater price growth is expected. According to the MEP food production could be restrained after regulating energy prices which demands a revision of EU energy policy.
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