The long-awaited Economic and Sustainability Impact Assessment for Ireland of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement is to be published this spring. The assessment will inform Ireland’s position on ratifying the deal which has been strenuously opposed by the country’s farm organisations. “Work on the Economic and Sustainability Impact Assessment (ESIA) on the EU-Mercosur Agreement is well advanced. ‘Disgraceful sell-out’On June 28, 2019, the EU and Mercosur states – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – reached political agreement on a trade deal after 20 years of negotiations. “These guarantees would be enforceable as part of any final Mercosur agreement.

Source: Irish Independent January 07, 2021 09:00 UTC