Peasant protests in and around Austria apparently had an effect. In any case, the Mercosur deal has been postponed (again).
It was serious express mail that recently reached the European Commission in Brussels. As the “Krone” reported, farmers’ associations from all over Europe sent their concerns about the impending Mercosur pact by letter to Belgium.
“Our farmers are already struggling with rising costs, stricter regulations and enormous price pressure. This agreement would sound the death knell,” the appeal read verbatim.
Von der Leyen canceled the meeting
And the concerns of EU farmers were apparently heard in the heart of the EU. Because the newly re-elected President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will not sign the contract on Friday, contrary to plan. She recently canceled the specially planned meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Farmers want to completely renegotiate the pact
“A great partial success. “Production in Europe would be displaced by the pact, jobs would be destroyed and food would come from somewhere where there are no high production standards, such as in Austria,” said deputy Stephan Pernkopf of Lower Austria, Paul Nemecek, director of the Lower Austria Austrian farmers’ association and EU representative. Alexander Bernhuber.
The Austrian farmers are currently in Brussels to form new farmer bonds against the agreement with the Mercosur countries Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.
They see an opportunity to prevent the pact in its current form. There have been and are ongoing protests in Germany, Poland, Italy and France.
Source: Krone
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