EU-Mercosur: Start of a second week of agricultural mobilization | EUROtoday

Demonstrations passed off in Italy, Poland and Ireland this Monday in opposition to the free commerce treaty between the European Union and Mercosur. In France, the agricultural world additionally continued blockades, notably on the port of Le Havre, the place dozens of vehicles and their contents had been checked, and the merchandise transported “confiscated” in the event that they got here from a area aside from the EU. This is the final stand earlier than the signing of the settlement on Saturday by Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, in Paraguay. A vote will then happen within the following weeks within the European Parliament, to create one of many largest free commerce zones on the earth with a market of 700 million folks representing 25% of world GDP. What is caught is specifically these extra versatile requirements within the Mercosur international locations than in Europe, creating the circumstances for unfair competitors, say agriculture and livestock professionals. For beef, for instance, between well being, environmental and social requirements, manufacturing prices are 40% decrease than these within the EU, and as much as 60% cheaper if the meat comes from Brazil. But some EU international locations are in favor of the deal as a result of it can profit European business, notably for vehicles, machine instruments and chemical compounds, three necessary sectors of the German economic system.
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