MEPs hold press conference on EU-Mercosur agriculture safeguard clause
Process in Brief
The Parliament’s Trade committee adopted its position last week and the upcoming press conference will present and discuss that position with rapporteur Gabriel Mato and INTA chair Bernd Lange. Speakers will include Gabriel Mato and Bernd Lange and the event will be streamed live and made available on demand on the Parliament’s Multimedia Centre.
What Is at Stake
The debate concerns a safeguard instrument related to agriculture within the EU-Mercosur trade framework and its implications for the European farming sector. The item is presented in the context of the EU-Mercosur trade relationship and its relevance to the agricultural sector.
Timeline
The press conference is scheduled for Tuesday 16 December at 14.00 CET in the Daphne Caruana Galizia press conference room (Weiss N -1/201) in the Louise Weiss building in Strasbourg, and will be open to accredited journalists in person and remotely via Interactio with interpretation into English, French, German, Spanish and Polish.
Sources
Official Documents
- Press release - Press conference on the bilateral safeguard clause on agriculture of the EU-Mercosur agreements The European Parliament's Trade Committee adopted its position on the bilateral safeguard clause in the EU-Mercosur agriculture chapter, with a press conference to discuss the decision.
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