24-Mar-2021
Friends of the Earth Europe
The EU plans to increase the number of destructive products on supermarket shelves with the proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal, reveals a report.
1-Mar-2021
Buenos Aires Times
Brazil wants to alter the rules of the Mercosur trade bloc to make it more flexible, so that each country can independently negotiate trade agreements with other nations.
20-Nov-2020
The Hill Times
This is about survival: scientists warn that the Amazon is approaching a tipping point beyond, which the rainforest cannot sustain itself. If that happens, there would be a massive die-off of plant and animal species.
30-Oct-2020
European Parliament Think Tank
A study of the trade pillar’s provisions concludes that, taking the risk of deforestation into account, the deal’s environmental costs are likely to exceed its economic gains.
20-Oct-2020
New York Times
The new pact is expected to ease trade barriers, strengthen regulation and crack down on corruption.
15-May-2020
Financial Express
The ongoing differences between Brazil and Argentina are expected to have important implications for the future course of action within MERCOSUR and its engagements with other trade and economic partners including India.
7-May-2020
Observatorio do Clima
Environmental safeguards within the agreement, which were already insufficient even before COVID-19, have now made the document outdated.