Stop the EU-Mercosur agreement: farmers start driving tractors back to Brussels

Farmers in several European countries are driving their tractors back to Brussels to protest against the EU-Mercosur trade deal.

The deal, which was agreed in June 2019, would create a free trade area between the EU and the Mercosur bloc, which includes Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.

Farmers are concerned that the deal will lead to an increase in imports of cheap agricultural products from South America, which will damage their livelihoods.

The protests come as the European Parliament is due to vote on the deal next week.

If the Parliament approves the deal, it will then need to be ratified by the European Council.

However, there is growing opposition to the deal from both farmers and environmental groups, who argue that it will damage the environment and lead to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.

The European Commission has defended the deal, saying that it will boost trade and create jobs.

However, critics argue that the deal will benefit large agribusinesses at the expense of small farmers and the environment.

The protests are a sign of the growing anger among farmers over the EU’s trade policy.

Farmers are feeling increasingly squeezed by competition from cheap imports and are demanding that the EU do more to protect their livelihoods.

It remains to be seen whether the protests will be successful in persuading the European Parliament to reject the deal.

However, they are a clear sign of the growing opposition to the deal and the challenges that the EU faces in its trade policy.