Austria becomes first country to kill EU-Mercosur free trade deal

[Tender Branson]

Austria deals first blow to EU-Mercosur trade pact

Austrian lawmakers have rejected an EU-Mercosur trade deal, putting the fate of the project in doubt. Several European states have raised concerns about the South American trade agreement and the environment.

A free trade pact between the European Union and four South American countries was thrown further into doubt on Wednesday after the Austrian parliament rejected the deal.

Representatives from four out of five of the main parties in the Austrian parliament's EU subcommittee voted against the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement.

Lawmaker Jörg Leichtfried of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ), which brought the motion to a vote, outlined his party's concerns in a Facebook post.

"In times of the climate crisis, having more products cross the sea that we can produce here in Europe is the absolutely wrong path," he wrote shortly before the vote, later tweeting his pleasure that the veto had been approved.

https://www.dw.com/en/austria-deals-first-blow-to-eu-mercosur-trade-pact/a-50489747

Excellent.

[dead0man]

yeah, screw poor people in S.America and the consumers (ya know, everybody) in Europe!

[Middle-aged Europe]

Will hopefully put some pressure on Bolsonaro.... or maybe not, since he's an idiot.

[Person Man]

I favor trade wars to fight climate change. I am open to changing my mind but this is something worth trying.

[GoTfan]

I favor trade wars to fight climate change. I am open to changing my mind but this is something worth trying.

Might be the only thing that works at this point.

[Starry Eyed Jagaloon]

That's stupid.