On Monday 8 July, at the Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA) of the Council of the European Union (see EUROPE B12291A14, B12286A3), several EU Member States expressed concern about the possible negative impact of the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement on certain sectors.
The European Commission, which is continuing its ‘charm offensive’ to promote the merits of the draft EU/Mercosur trade agreement, will present details of the compromise reached between the parties to the...