Agreement between Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina and the 27 states of the European Union is at the heart of the demands of French agricultural producers. Mathilde Dupré, co-director of the Veblen Institute for Economic Reforms, summarizes the issues of this treaty which has been under discussion since the 1990s.
The main point of tension comes from the environmental and health impacts of South American agricultural policies, particularly concerning deforestation. Dupré: There are numerous regulatory differences between Mercosur countries and those of the EU.