This was acknowledged by the Commission President, Romano Prodi, on 9 February when he confirmed that what had occurred in El Ejido went against the very principles of the European Union.
Det indrømmede formanden for Kommissionen, Romano Prodi, den 9. februar, da han bekræftede, at det, der var sket i El Ejido, var i modstrid med selve principperne i Den Europæiske Union.