ISDS Case Map
Mercosur
French farmers have protested against a trade deal that would increase agricultural imports from South America, saying it hurt their livelihoods.
Even as farmers protest, France will find it hard to stop the deal with South America.
The ETUC and the Coordinator of Trade Unions of the Southern Cone reiterate our rejection of the EU-MERCOSUR Association Agreement as it stands today.
France is hoping to persuade Poland into joining forces to block a trade deal between the European Union and Latin America’s Mercosur bloc that’s been a quarter of a century in the making.
ECVC farmers and civil society organisations from across Europe will mobilise in Brussels in the week commencing 11 November against the European Commission’s desperate attempts to approve the EU-Mercosur agreement.
FNSEA president Arnaud Rousseau confirmed that nationwide protests will begin in mid-November, with the exact date and nature of the actions yet to be determined.
As a deal with Mercosur countries looms, French MPs in Strasbourg and Paris ramp up pressure on France over environmental and agricultural concerns.
The EU wants to set up a fund to compensate European farmers for the damage caused by the EU-Mercosur agreement, however this damage should never be allowed to happen in the first place!
The European Commission is working on a new budget fund to compensate farmers for any negative impact from the EU-Mercosur agreement. A French diplomat described the proposal as “an interesting option.”
Several EU-wide organisations representing farmers across several sectors have reaffirmed their opposition to the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement, as talks between both sides have restarted.
