"There is no health, commercial, or environmental risk," agriculture refutes European arguments about Mercosur

The agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur remains trapped in a European political internal struggle that has little to do with the technical aspects, as interpreted by Argentine agro-industrialists. This Thursday, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced the postponement of the signing of the Association Agreement, which had been politically closed in December 2024. For the Buenos Aires Cereals Exchange (BCBA) and the Foundation of the Institute for International Agricultural Negotiations (INAI), authors of a recent report, the decision reflects more the internal imbalances of the bloc than the existence of real risks derived from trade with Mercosur. The document places the discussion in a global context marked by the fragmentation of international trade, the weakening of multilateralism, and a growing concern for food and energy security. In this scenario, the EU-Mercosur agreement appears as a strategic tool. However, domestic ...