Food prices have risen sharply and have stuck at an excessively high level, according to the Social Democrats, who are demanding that the EU Commission broadens the possibilities within the EU to scrutinize the food market.
If prices rise too much and it cannot be explained why, we must be able to protect our consumers, says Adnan Dibrani (S) at a press briefing in Stockholm.
By examining the entire system of supply chains, agreements, and regulations, unreasonable price increases or price settings can be more easily detected. It sends a signal to companies that they are being watched and increases the pressure to keep prices down, according to Dibrani.
And ultimately, if nothing happens, one should be able to demand a price ceiling.
The demand, an initiative from the Swedish Social Democrats that the entire S&D party group has backed, has been sent to the EU Commission's Vice President Teresa Ribera.
Dibrani hopes that the proposal can be in place before the summer and says that one can rely on existing legislation that applies to individual actors and broaden it.
The EU is known for being slow. Is it not too optimistic?
I will not give up and hope that we get delivery fairly soon.
