On Wednesday 13 November, farmers and civil society organisations will once again take to the streets of Brussels to reject the EU-Mercosur FTA and denounce the European Commission’s attempts to close the agreement at the G20 summit in Brazil.
Despite continuous warnings from both European and Mercosur-country farmers of the dangers of the EU-Mercosur deal, the European Commission is trying to force its neoliberal, competition-based approach on farmers. This includes the attempts to bribe EU farmers to accept the deal by offering short-sighted compensation funds for the damage caused by the agreement. In reality, the vision of ‘competitiveness’ among farmers around the world that is being peddled by the Commission does not exist. Farmers will never be able to compete with the investment funds, big agribusiness, and agro-export and import companies who monopolise, grab and speculate land, water and agricultural production markets and make huge profit from these FTAs.
ECVC therefore invites farmers, CSOs, NGOs, MEPs, press and concerned citizens to join them at the crossroads between Rue de la Loi and rue des Taciturnes on 13 November to mobilise against EU-Mercosur.
Where: Crossroads between Rue de la Loi and rue des Taciturnes
Date: 13 November 2023
Time: 10:00-10:30 - ECVC Farmers from more than 20 countries arrive and are available for interview.
10:30: Tractors arrive.
11:00: Short speeches and symbolic activities begin.
Late morning/afternoon: ECVC and FUGEA farmers look to meet high-level EU representatives discuss concerns of farmers.
ECVC will also have a delegation in Rio de Janeiro during the G20 2024 Summit to coordinate protests with peasant organisations in Brazil, Argentia, Paraguay and Uruguay.
More info and coverage can be found on eurovia.org and via social media (@ECVC1 on X and Facebook or @ecvc_viacampesina on Instagram).
