Joachim Rukwied, President of the Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations of the EU (COPA), told the press on Thursday 12 September in Brussels that the trade agreement between the EU and the Mercosur countries involves many risks, including the risk of importing different production standards.
Joachim Rukwied is not opposed to bilateral agreements aimed at liberalising trade, quite the contrary. “We do not reject the EU/Mercosur agreement, but we cannot support this type of...