ISDS Case Map
agriculture | farmers | food
plus livestock, forestry, etc
The EU-Mercosur agreement foresees an additional safeguard clause meant to protect European farmers if imports surge and threaten the EU industry. However, the safeguard is designed in such a way that it will never realistically be triggered for poultry meat.
The European Commission has proposed additional measures to reassure European farmers that they will not suffer from the EU-Mercosur trade deal.
The Coordinating Body of Farmers and Livestock Breeders Organizations in Spain (COAG) has announced plans to pursue legal action against the trade agreement between the European Commission and Morocco.
While US officials express expectations of meaningful progress in the next round of trade talks, analysts suggest soybeans are poised to become a key bargaining chip for China in upcoming negotiations, and a comprehensive deal may not be easily signed.
French farmers staged a protest today outside the Palace of Versailles against the free trade agreement between the European Union and the South American trading bloc Mercosur.
French farmers union to stage massive protest next month in rejection of the EU-Mercosur trade deal.
On this International Day of Action Against the WTO and Free Trade Agreements, La Via Campesina reaffirms its call for a new global trade framework rooted in food sovereignty.
Farmers from across several countries, together with a broad coalition of around 40 trade unions and civil society organisations, united in action to deliver a clear and urgent message: the EU-Mercosur and EU-Mexico free trade agreements must not, and will not pass.
Coercion rather than negotiations among equal partners seems to explain the final adoption of TRIPS Agreement.
