Macron is deploying all his troops to try to topple the mercosur deal that has haunted Sanchez

In recent days, Emmanuel Macron Desplegado a todas sus troops in order to cancel the free trade pact between the EU and Mercosur – The block formed by Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, simply recta final de la negotiations. Un acuerdo que lleva negociando 24 años y tiene entre sus mayores defensores a Pedro Sanchez He is the president of the commission. The French president's overreach hides the reality that Paris is now weak and sheltered in the EU.

The free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur – will create a huge market of 780 million and ahorraria a las empresas comunitarias 4,000 million de euros en aranceles per yearseegún los datos de Bruselas- counted with the support of the majority of Estados members, starting with Germany. También lo approval la patronage Europe, Business Europe: “Economic contributions to job creation”.

El pacto con Mercosur It was temporarily closed in June 2019pero ha vuelto a encallar desde entonces. To address the concerns of one and the other, Brussels intends to introduce an additional chapter on sustainability (which will address issues such as deforestation and combating climate change).

Junto con Francia, The main opponents of the agreement with the Latin American bloc are the agricultural unions of the entire continent.. Spain's ASAJA says the deal is “incompatible with the European Green Pact” and will particularly harm the citrus sector, where Spain is a major producer at European level. In the past few months, European tractor owners have demonstrated several times in Brussels against the agreement. la creación de un is considered insufficient “compensation fund” Agriculturists afectados, Von der Leyen to get information about them.

“Nuestra firmeza se debe a que no creemos en el preacuerdo (de 2019), tal y como se ha ha ha negociado. First place, porque viene muy lejos. Además, no tiene en cuenta toda la evolution que hemos realizado en nuestross propios. Argentina for him it would be very bad for his re-industrialisation, and for us it would be very bad for our agriculture,” Macron said after meeting the president in Buenos Aires this weekend. Javier Miley.

“Agricultural specialists in Europe have no experience, there is no need to identify phytosanitary products. abrir nuestro mercado a massive importaciones de productos que no respetarían los mismos criteria“, defended the French president. The Gobierno de París negotiated a blockade with the Netherlands, Italy or Poland with the aim of creating this minority de bloqueo.

For the Spanish Minister of Agriculture Luis Planaslas preoccupaciones francesas no están en absoluto justificadas. “There is a certain mythology around Mercosur que no me parece que se adecúe ni a la realidad de lo que es el accordion ni al momento que estamos viviendo,” said Planas in Brussels, where he attended the EU's Agricultural Council.

“¿Le interesa en estos momentos a la UE encerrarse sobre sí misma? ¿Le interesa en este geopolitico que estamos viviendo (and especially the North American elections) a wide network with interesting networks for third countries to protect our economic and commercial influence? Yo creo que la respuesta es muy clara. Desde luego, España lo tiene muy claro. “Desde el Principio”, apply to the Ministry of Agriculture.

El argumento geopolitico también ha sido esgrimido por Ursula von der Leyen to justify the importance of making a pact. “The free trade agreement with Mercosur will create a market of more than 700 million people, which is a great opportunity for companies and citizens alike. The figures show the intensity of trade between our two regions“, he explained in an interview with Brazil's Globo television.

“But in addition, there is a political dimension, we have similar ideas, we share the same values, protegemos el multilateralismo en nuestro mundofor example. Regions also apoyarnos mutuamente to have moral potential en estos tiempos difículos”, Support von der Leyenwho personally participated in negotiations with the leaders of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.

The president of the commission made these statements shortly before the start of the G20 summit, which was attended by both Macron and Sanchez. Brussels ruled out that the agreement with Mercosur could be concluded during this meeting. “Check the details. The last stretch is the most important, but also the most difficult“, Von der Leyen justifies. The last opportunity will be during the Mercosur summit held in Uruguay on December 5-6. Until then, it will be known whether Macron's attempts to overthrow the agreement will be successful.