On Tuesday 24 March, the EU’s agricultural organisations and cooperatives (Copa-Cogeca) expressed serious concerns following the conclusion of the trade agreement between the EU and Australia, believing that European agriculture is once again being used as an adjustment variable for the Union’s trade and geopolitical objectives.
The agreement includes concessions deemed excessive in highly sensitive sectors such as beef, sheepmeat, sugar and rice.
With the EU-Mercosur agreement due to...