#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 The Government has tendered for a contract to carry out an economic and sustainability impact assessment for a potential Mercosur trade deal. Irish government tenders for Mercosur impact assessment contract 3 December 2019
Wallonia, the French-speaking region of southern Belgium, does not want more Argentine meat and to achieve this it is willing to block the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU). Mercosur-EU Agreement: Belgium does not want more Argentinian meat to be imported 26 November 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 The interim Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) of the EU-Mercosur trade talks, which was presented to Civil Society this week, contains a paragraph specifically on animal welfare – but it is very poorly written, and doesn’t properly analyse the impact on animals of the agreement’s proposed scenarios. Animal Welfare deserves more than just two paragraphs 21 October 2019 WAP
#Act4 Wildlife Concerns about threats to farming sector also featured in Austrian parliament debate Austrian Government will have to oppose EU-Mercosur deal in Council, says its Parliament 19 September 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 FarmAnimals Leo Varadkar, along with French President Emmanuel Macron and the Polish and Belgian Prime Ministers, has written to Jean Claude Juncker raising concerns over ongoing Mercosur talks. Varadkar warns EU president of Mercosur threat for beef 19 June 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals While EU/Mercosur trade agreement has entered “endgame” negotiations and could lead to a political agreement in the last week of June, AVEC representing the European poultry meat sector, raises the alarm bell! EU poultry industry sector says no to the Mercosur Agreement 19 June 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