EU farm chief struggles to dispel concerns over Mercosur trade deal
The EU’s Agriculture Commissioner, Phil Hogan, sought to address national concerns over the proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal during a meeting with the bloc’s 28 farm ministers on Monday (15 July).Euractiv.com, 16 July 2019
Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Venezuela, Uruguay, Beef, beef trade, deforestation, Amazon What's the beef with the EU-Mercosur trade deal?
Jean-Claude Juncker, the outgoing European Commission president, received a letter on June 17 from the government leaders of four EU member states, including taoiseach Leo Varadkar and French president Emmanuel Macron. The quartet had “deep concerns” over the implications for agriculture emerging in trade talks with the Mercosur bloc in South America and how it “could threaten this fragile sector in our countries”.The Times, 07 July 2019
Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay, Beef, Mercosur, beef trade Flawed commentary on sustainability derailing debate on Mercosur trade deal
Ireland will have to make a decision and should do so on the facts and not on the basis of the false claims that are being made.Irish Times, 05 July 2019
Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay, Beef, beef trade, deforestation, amazon Hogan rejects ‘inaccurate’ criticism of EU-Mercosur deal
European Union agriculture commissioner Phil Hogan has rejected criticism of the EU/Latin American Mercusor trade deal, saying critics are exploiting environmental concerns to block efforts to boost free trade.Irish Times, 05 July 2019
Europe, Brazil, Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Beef, beef trade, deforestation, amazon Scares around standard of imported foods under Mercosur deal could see products banned from EU
"Scares" around the quality of South American food will trigger a “red button” that results in a ban on products imported from that firm or region under safeguards built into the new Mercosur trade deal.Irish Examiner, 03 July 2019
Europe, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Beef, deforestation, mercosur trade deal, beef trade Mercosur Agreement: the EU Turned a Blind Eye to the Concerning Situation in Brazil
By signing a trade agreement with the South American trade bloc Mercosur (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay), the European Union has missed a chance to stand firm on European principles. Slow Food Europe regrets that the main concerns, earlier expressed by more than 300 organizations over the deteriorating human rights and environmental situation in Brazil, have been ignored.Slow Food, 01 July 2019
Europe, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Beef, deforestation, mercosur trade deal, beef trade