en castellano / em portugués / auf deutsch / en francais / in Dutch No more toxic trade deals between the EU and Latin American countries We, the undersigned organisations from Latin America and the European Union, stand united in rejecting the EU-Mercosur trade deal. We call on policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic …
Factsheets on deforestation & human rights violations in Mercosur
Deforestation in the Mercosur region has been a source of friction in the negotiations of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, and one of the main reasons for stopping the ratification process during Bolsonaro’s mandate. Despite some improvement on environmental protections since Lula’s come back, the conditions to conclude a sustainable trade deal with Mercosur are still …
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Burning issues: forest fires and human rights abuses on the surge in Brazil
Deforestation in the Mercosur region has been a source of friction in the negotiations of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, and one of the main reasons for stopping the ratification process during Bolsonaro’s mandate. Despite some improvement on environmental protections since Lula’s come back, the conditions to conclude a sustainable trade deal with Mercosur are still …
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EU-Mercosur: lost transparency
A 10-point peek behind the curtain The EU has been negotiating the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay since 1999. Much has changed politically and economically since then. However, the cornerstones of the agreement have not. It is outdated and therefore unable to provide answers to the social, ecological, economic and political …
Open letter: the time is right to finally drop EU-Mercosur
Friends of the Earth Europe joined more than 40 organisations across Europe in a call to EU institutions to listen to farmers, citizens and organised civil society and finally end the negotiations of the outdated and toxic EU-Mercosur trade deal. Find the open letter below. The time is right to finally drop EU-Mercosur We, the …
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Why we joined farmers protests for fairer EU farming policies
By Clara Bourgin, food, farming and nature campaigner for Friends of the Earth Europe. This opinion piece first appeared in Euronews Governments need to address the real issues faced by farmers: fair incomes, workers’ rights, and the shift towards local and agroecological food systems, Clara Bourgin writes. As social justice and environmental activists, we joined …
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