Small farmers in danger: EU Mercosur Agreement encounters resistance!
Small farmers in danger: EU Mercosur Agreement encounters resistance!
Österreich, Land - The discussion about the planned EU Mercosur free trade agreement ensures increasing concern and resistance in Austria. While the ÖVP occupies a positive attitude towards the agreement, the green criticism of this position expresses. According to a report by OTS is Economic Minister Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer on the parliament bound, which complicated his decision about the future of the agreement.
Thomas Waitz, the Greens' EU delegation manager, accuses Hattmannsdorfer of not sufficiently analyzing the agreement. He calls for fair trade conditions and criticizes the lack of binding rules for environmental and climate protection that are not included in the current contract. The warning of Olga Voglauer, agricultural spokeswoman for the Greens, which warns of the mercosuris states, which may not be warned of the possibly flooding, not to the European standards from the Mercosur states, is particularly worrying.
challenges for agriculture
In Austria, numerous representatives of agriculture articulate their concerns about the Mercosur Agreement. As in a letter from The main concerns of the associations relate to the differences in the production methods and environmental standards between the EU and the Mercosur countries of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. This diversity could endanger the competitiveness of domestic farmers, since Mercosur products could possibly get to the European market due to lower production costs and relaxed environmental regulations. Another critical point concerns the sustainability aspects of the agreement. There are concerns that the EU goals for environmentally friendly agriculture and climate protection are undermined without clear sustainability-oriented requirements. The EU has committed itself to sustainable agriculture, and an agreement without binding ecological standards could endanger this important goal. In addition, there are warnings of possible new peasant protests in Europe, which reflect the deep fears of many farmers. A balanced trade agreement that takes fair competitive conditions and sustainable production standards into account appears to be necessary for both farmers and consumers. The agreement could only offer economic opportunities under these conditions. The discussion about the Mercosur Agreement not only affects economic issues, but also focuses on central environmental issues. The concerns of Austrian agriculture are a crucial factor for the future development of agriculture in Austria and the entire EU. Further information on the risks and challenges can be found in a detailed fact sheet that is accessible here: Blhv . environmental and climate protection in focus
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