The European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Maroš Šefčovič, appeared before the members of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) on Thursday 16 January to defend the EU/Mercosur trade agreement. Anticipating the flood of speeches on the impact of the agreement on farmers, he confirmed the rumour that had been circulating for several months: the Commission is planning a €1 billion fund to compensate farmers who would be penalised by the...