Poland joins opposition to EU trade deal-Mercosur
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Polish prime minister Donald Tusk has announced his refusal to accept the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement in its current form. The agreement was supposed to create one of the largest free trade zones with a population of more than 700 million.
The Polish government, joining the French-led opposition, opposes the conclusion of a free trade agreement between the European Union and the South American States of the Mercosur Association.
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Polish prime minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday that Warsaw does not accept the Free Trade Agreement concluded by the European Union and the Mercosur bloc.
"Poland does not agree, and we are not alone, we will not accept an agreement in this form with the countries of South America, that is, with the Mercosur group, on free trade," Prime Minister Tusk said before a government meeting.
Poland's deputy prime minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said Warsaw, which was visited by the French agriculture minister on Friday, has already joined Paris in this effort.
"Diplomatic actions are being taken to create a minority that will block" the entry into force of the agreement, Vladislav Kosinyak-Kamysh told reporters.
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The EU-Mercosur agreement with its Member States Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay will create one of the world's largest free trade zones with a population of more than 700 million. Its main goal is to reduce tariffs and thus promote trade.
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In 80 departments of France, farmers are protesting against the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement. Farmers demand to change the contract due to non-compliance with the Climate Agreement and unequal production conditions.
