13
Feb
2025
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EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement (debate)
A Uachtaráin, Mercosur is a rotten trade deal that's widely opposed by the public across Europe and they're not buying what the Commission is trying to sell. Irish beef farmers are already struggling to be viable and this deal will push them over the edge. It's also, as others have said, a massive step backwards on our climate commitments. The Commission has blatantly set aside our climate and biodiversity commitments to push through a deal that will increase emissions and deforestation. This is a bad deal for people and planet with carve-outs for the Mercosur countries on the EUDR. This deal is a license to continue killing the Amazon forest. It will paralyse future environmental legislation, giving Mercosur countries the power to challenge EU environmental measures, which will have a devastating, chilling effect. From a public health point of view, does the Commission seriously believe that people in Europe want to eat food that is produced with chemicals that have been banned for years? I'm calling on people to protect the people, protect the planet and stop this rotten trade deal.