Farmers Across Europe Protest the EU–Mercosur Trade Deal

Try our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinguaSimplify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ app.

This episode examines the wave of protests by farmers and livestock producers across Europe—especially in Spain and France—against the EU–Mercosur trade agreement. We explore why the agricultural sector fears unfair competition from Latin American imports, rising input costs, and weaker sanitary standards. From road and port blockades to bans on foreign chemicals in France and the threat of indefinite strikes in regions like Catalonia, the protests reveal a deep crisis over the future and survival of Europe’s primary sector.