
EU-Mercosur Accord Sealed: A Decision Hard To Justify
The Mercosur deal has been concluded against the will of farmers and key member states, in the name of a geopolitical strategy detached from the social reality of rural Europe.

The Mercosur deal has been concluded against the will of farmers and key member states, in the name of a geopolitical strategy detached from the social reality of rural Europe.

More than 3,000 farmers’ groups and 20 member states opposed the planned budget reforms, forcing the Commission to seek alternative ways to cut agricultural subsidies by about 20%.

If Brussels wants to help both its farmers and Ukraine, it should scrap red tape at home instead of slapping tariffs on a country fighting for its life.

Brussels had no choice but to reluctantly accept what angry farmers have been saying for years.