Mercosur: MEPs write to Juncker to protect sensitive farm products in trade talks

Fourteen MEPs including Chair of the Parliament’s Agriculture committee Czesław Adam Siekierski (EPP, PL) and three group coordinators sent a letter to the President of the EU Commission Jean-Claude Juncker expressing “concerns about the direction and content” of trade talks with Mercosur. They ask Mr Juncker “to proceed with caution in re-launching a Mersosur-EU trade negotiations” and “to address the concerns on sensitive products; Full text of the letter is available here.