EU Advances Trade Deals with Mercosur, Mexico

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Above: EU Commission vice-president Kaja Kallas and Commissioner Maros Sefcovic, on Sept. 3, 2025. Image copyright: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images

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Pro-Europe narrative

These deals represent essential economic lifelines for Europe in an increasingly hostile global trade environment. With Trump's tariffs threatening EU exports and China dominating critical supply chains, diversifying trade relationships isn't optional. Exports will be boosted and jobs will be created across Europe, while agricultural safeguards address farmer concerns without sacrificing the massive opportunities these markets represent.

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Establishment-critical narrative

This deal sacrifices European farmers on the altar of corporate profits while undermining decades of environmental and food safety progress. Beef and agricultural imports will flood European markets with products that don't meet EU standards for pesticides, animal welfare or sustainability. The so-called "safeguards" are window dressing — European agriculture deserves protection, not empty promises.

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