Réunion de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce sur fond de contestation contre l’accord UE-Mercosur

Friends of the Earth International opposes the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, asserting that it would accelerate deforestation and climate change while undermining small-scale farmers in Europe and Latin America. The statement highlights protests from European farmers and social movements in Latin America, and warns that the current administration in Argentina, led by climate-denier Javier Milei, further invalidates the agreement's sustainability claims. It calls for a shift in international trade policy toward a model centered on people's sovereignty, food security, and environmental protection.

• The EU-Mercosur trade agreement is criticized for promoting the trade of harmful products, such as pesticides, which the document claims will accelerate climate change, deforestation, and human rights violations.
• European farmers in countries including France, Belgium, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Greece, and Poland have protested the agreement, arguing it allows imports that do not meet EU social and environmental standards, thereby threatening the viability of small family farms.
• The document asserts that the presidency of Javier Milei in Argentina, described as a neoliberal and climate-crisis denier, undermines any claim that the EU-Mercosur agreement could be 'ecologically sustainable'.
• The statement argues that WTO rules hinder government ability to manage public food reserves and protect pharmaceutical monopolies through intellectual property rights, which slowed vaccine access during the avian flu pandemic.

APA

Fandel, G. (2024). Réunion de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce sur fond de contestation contre l’accord UE-Mercosur. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/fr/omc-temps-de-mettre-fin-a-laccord-ue-mercosur/

Chicago

Fandel, Ghislaine. Réunion de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce sur fond de contestation contre l’accord UE-Mercosur. Friends of the Earth International, 2024. https://www.foei.org/fr/omc-temps-de-mettre-fin-a-laccord-ue-mercosur/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Fandel |first1=Ghislaine |title=Réunion de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce sur fond de contestation contre l’accord UE-Mercosur |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=28 February 2024 |url=https://www.foei.org/fr/omc-temps-de-mettre-fin-a-laccord-ue-mercosur/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{fandel2024runion, author = {Fandel, Ghislaine}, title = {{Réunion de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce sur fond de contestation contre l’accord UE-Mercosur}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2024}, month = feb, url = {https://www.foei.org/fr/omc-temps-de-mettre-fin-a-laccord-ue-mercosur/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }