#Act4 AnimalsEU Under German leadership, the EU should also negotiate a new TTIP agreement with the USA. That should face resistance. The German presidency plans to make concluding the EU-Mercosur Agreement a priority 6 April 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU The technical teams were to meet in April for the legal revision of the pact, but it was postponed until further notice. Meeting to advance Mercosur-EU agreement postponed because of coronavirus 20 March 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU Brussels maintains that the free trade agreement is "very balanced" and will boost the growth of the economy. EU optimistic about the possibility of Argentina ratifying the EU-Mercosur trade deal 2 March 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU The Walloon Parliament unanimously adopted a motion opposing the draft trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay). Walloon Parliament adopts resolution against EU-Mercosur deal 6 February 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU On 18th December the new European Parliament’s plenary session had a first debate on this deal that highlighted the position of many of MEPs. First European Parliament plenary debate on the ratification of the Mercosur FTA 6 January 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU Russia restricts meat imports from Argentina for public health reasons. Russia restricts meat imports from Argentina and Paraguay 4 December 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Brazil and EU officials are concerned Buenos Aires could return to protectionism. Argentine election looms over EU-Mercosur deal 25 October 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Less than a week after the announcement of the free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay), on June 28, the dispute is gaining momentum. Why the Mercosur agreement is so criticized 4 July 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU The trade deal recently reached between the EU and Mercosur countries is devastating for European farmers and exposes the bloc’s double standards, Pekka Pesonen, Secretary-General of the EU farmers and cooperatives’ association (Copa-Cogeca), told EURACTIV.com in an interview. EU farmers boss: ‘Devastating’ Mercosur trade pact exposes Europe’s double standards 2 July 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU The European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur will likely close a trade agreement in coming weeks or months, Brazil’s Foreign Trade Secretary Lucas Ferraz said in an interview. EU, Mercosur to close deal defying global trade war, Brazil says 8 May 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU What is the Trade & Animal Welfare Project? Where did it come from? Why does it exist? It seemed appropriate to use our first entry in this brand new blog to answer some of these fundamental questions. Introducing the Trade and Animal Welfare Project 30 June 2017