EU presses ahead with Mercosur trade deal as Irish farmers cry betrayal

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : The deal also promises greater access for EU cheeses, ham and wine.
52% : It now needs consent in the European Union, requiring a vote in the European Parliament and a qualified majority among EU governments.
51% : Since Trump's re-election last November, the EU has hastily sought trade alliances with India, Indonesia and the UAE and deepened ties with Britain, Canada and Japan.
46% : IFA president Francie Gorman said the Government must now deliver on its promises: "We cannot countenance a deal that refuses to recognise the gap in standards between the EU and Brazil.
43% : " Trump Tariffs The EU executive has said the Mercosur agreement is the largest it has ever agreed in terms of tariff reductions and is a necessary part of the EU's push to diversify trade ties.
35% : " ICMSA president Denis Drennan branded the move "mind-boggling", claiming the EU was "drowning Irish farmers in environmental rules while waving through beef produced on deforested land with minimal traceability.

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