The Mercosur agreement could see some 99,000 tonnes of beef exported to the EU from South American every year, a factor of concern to Irish farmers. Photograph: Tom Honan
Opposition to the European Union’s controversial Mercosur trade deal is believed to be waning as a crunch vote to approve the agreement approaches.
The Government, which has committed to oppose the deal due to concerns it could hurt beef farmers, is weighing up what way to vote should it become apparent the trade pact is likely to pass.
The Mercosur agreement, negotiated by the European Commission, the EU’s powerful executive arm that leads trade policy, would lower barriers t
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