The EU-Mercosur agreement is “no longer at all in line with the ecological imperatives of the time”

The EU Mercosur agreement is no longer at all in line

Emmanuel Macron arrives this evening of November 16, 2024 in Argentina, the first stop of a tour of South America; and among the annoying issues, the free trade treaty between the European Union and Mercosur (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia). While France is on the eve of a new revolt by farmers and the future presidency of Donald Trump is placed under the sign of protectionism. Analysis and explanations with Mathilde Dupré, economist, co-director of the Veblen Institute.

In a port in Argentina (illustrative image). The free trade treaty between the European Union and Mercosur is debated within the EU.

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