Miley’s victory hinders the agreement between the European Union and Mercosur – DW – 11/20/2023

The German Minister of Agriculture, Cem Ozdemir, considered today, Monday (11/20/2023), that after the victory of the right-wing populist Javier Miley In Argentina, the “environment” for approving the trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur will be “more difficult.”

Election results in Argentina Ozdemir said in statements to the press upon his arrival at the Ministry of Agriculture: “This shows that, in any case, we have to accelerate. It will not be easy, the environment will be more difficult, and populism is increasing there and here.” Council celebrated today in Brussels.

The minister considered that “not everyone has yet understood that we are not alone in the world, and that there are many forces that have a different agenda and want tyrants to prevail.”

In this sense, he asked democracies and “those who care that we lead the way in protecting rainforests” to work “together” so that “authoritarian governments, here and there, do not gain more power.”

On Sunday, Miley defeated Peronist Sergio Massa in the second round of the Argentine elections, and during the election campaign he defended and showed his rejection of the Mercosur trade bloc, which Argentina shares with Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. The European Union and Mercosur signed the trade agreement in 2019 after twenty years of negotiations, but it is still awaiting ratification.

Ct (EVI, NTV)