Austria's Agriculture Minister Totschnig against Mercosur Agreement

PeoplePoliticians ♦ Published: February 6, 2023; 22:39 ♦ (Vindobona)

Austria's Agriculture Minister Norbert Totschnig is against ratification of the Mercosur trade agreement. In his opinion, the agreement with South America would put domestic farm families and supplies under pressure.

Austria's Agriculture Minister Norbert Totschnig (ÖVP) has spoken out against ratification of the Mercosur trade agreement. / Picture: © BML/Gruber

The Mercosur agreement is a free trade agreement that would create the largest free trade area in the world, as Vindobona.org reported, and is driven primarily by the business. The Mercosur free trade area includes Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. The EU…