The EU-Mercosur Trade Deal

Into Europe: The EU Mercosur trade deal offers the opportunity to create a new trade zone of 760 million people. But despite being signed in 2019, it has yet to be ratified, and it might never reach that point. Opposition to the deal for the liberalization it would bring to European agriculture and its effects on European farmers have seen widespread protests by farmers. It threatens to undermine the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy.

At the same time, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's weakening of environmental regulation has galvanized opposition: the deal would be going against the European Green Deal.

It raises a question of wether the deal between this group of South American countries and the European Union can pass.

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[am_that_guy]

A BIG *THANK YOU* for the amount of work and research you're putting in these videos!

It was a wish of mine to make a channel similar to yours for Europe (to match the same quality of Vox, Bloomberg, or Quartz), and seeing you make it happen really gives me a lot of joy and hope. I wish you growth and success in your passion! 🙌🏻

[anna]

Portugal - agriculture only accounts for 2.4% of the economic output. Most of the economy is based on services followed by manufacturing, hence, that’s why Portugal is not worried about opening the agricultural market to South America. French farmers have a big problem with it!

[gabrielbrunoparreira]

Small correction on Mercpsur countries:
Venezuela is technicaly a full member but had its membership suspended due to human rights violations. Bolivia is also already accepted as full member and is being transitioned into full membership.

[SR-jrnh]

Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina: Spain why don't you play with us?
Spain: France don't like you :(

[matyasmatta]

Great video! Didn't know about the EU-Mercosur deal even though I am an EU citizen. Your videos are truly professional, only weird thing I noticed was that the "winner & loser" "stamps" considering agriculture were lower-resolution compared to the video ;)

[Jokkkkke]

Best EU content on YouTube! I’m seeing really great improvements on your channel lately

[Tony]

As with any trade deals their will always be a sector that will win and lose out. I still think this deal will be a huge benefit to all and continue to show the strength of the EU on the international stage.
The main thing I wouldn't accept is lowing food standards, this is currently happening in the UK whom is trying to have a trade deal with Australia.

[persiancarpet]

There is huge hypocrisy in Europe (farmer's son from Europe here), wanting to be all environmentally friendly, non-GMO, few pesticides, few fertilizer and then this ._.

[guillaumeaugustoni]

It's a good sign when a seven-minute video leaves you yearning for more.

[JonTingvold]

Great video. Thanks again. As a Norwegian it is very valuable to get reporting like this about these big important EU policies and deals that are not covered by our national media.

[Drspoe]

High quality content. This channel needs more subs.

[sortingoutmyclothes]

Honestly, I'm Argentinian and sympathize with France and Ireland. I actually would prefer for Argentina's manufacturing industry to develop more instead of becoming dependent on European manufactured goods. But maybe that's shortsighted, I'm not good at economics.

[MiSt]

Long live Europe. Long live cooperation and peace. We are Europeans!
Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱🇪🇺

[eamonnmoroney]

Wow - great in depth explanation of this. This is miles better than reports I’ve seen on this…

[r-t]

I think that this is one of the more comprehensive videos I have seen on the topic.
Thank you for your work.
I'm not crazy about that deal but it's interesting to see its ups and downs.

[felicious]

In Northern Germany, we have a saying: "Why does the farmer wear rubber boots? Because shoelaces are not subsidized." Most farmers here are heavily relying on European or national subsidizing for their profits, while they cry for help, when they make losses due to bad weather. I can't stand these people.

[brunorebelo]

If we want the European union to become stronger, we must stop seeing benefits or harms separately by countries and start seeing them as a benefit for the whole union. So we're not going anywhere. If it benefits Germany, Portugal, Spain, it benefits all of Europe. If it hurts France and Belgium, it hurts the whole of Europe. the solution is to see what the greatest long-term benefit to the union really is. And whether we want to be a player in the world or just a bunch of countries with wars and hatreds that get us nowhere.

[dariuscoroian]

Romanian farmers will lose so much
Actually, yes I dont think it s fair that part about pesticides etc and all regulamentations an European has to follow. Mercosur s countries should adopt at least the same agricultural politicies first.

[rolfelim]

It's not a good deal for mercosur. As a Paraguayan i'm glad that it didn't advanced

[pedroaugustosteinhaus]

As a Brazilian I think this deal is a shit. Only a small number of farmers will get money but it will destroy the remaining of Brazilian and Argentine industry. Brazil deindustrialized more fast than Europe and the last thing it needs is competition. Brazil needs to reindustrialize first and then make a deal.