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MEPs Vote for Safeguards if Mercosur Deal Goes Ahead
The safeguards allow temporary tariff suspensions and investigations if Mercosur meat imports undercut EU farmers by 5% or more, backed by 483 MEPs in Parliament.
- On Tuesday the European Parliament formally adopted safeguards to protect farmers in today’s vote, passing the measure by 483 votes to 102 with 67 abstentions as MEPs said it reassures the farming community.
- Farmers groups in Ireland, Poland, Italy, France and Germany raised concerns over cheaper imports and quality, and last month the European Parliament sent the deal to the European Court of Justice for review.
- The safeguards establish concrete triggers including a presumption of harm if imports are at least five percent cheaper over a three-year average, requiring the European Commission to investigate and the EU executive to monitor volumes and prices.
- Mato added safeguards could enable provisional application while authorities have already tightened import checks and increased audit funding by 50 percent.
- The pact pairs easier beef access for Mercosur countries with EU market openings, Mercosur leaders accepted the safeguards despite Argentinian president Javier Milei's criticism, and the ECJ is expected to confirm legality soon.
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Tisza justified its vote against the proposal by saying that it was a weak compromise, as it received a stricter majority than the original proposal.
EU adopts safeguard clauses: in the event of imminent damage, agricultural tariffs for Mercosur imports may be temporarily suspended.
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