Austria rejects EU-Mercosur trade deal over Amazon fires
(The Guardian Brazil)

Concerns about threats to farming sector also featured in Austrian parliament debateThe future of the trade deal between the EU and South America´s Mercosur bloc has been further thrown into doubt as Austria is expected to veto the pact over concerns about Amazon fires and threats to the national farming sector.Lawmakers on the Austrian parliament´s EU subcommittee on Wednesday almost unanimously voted to reject the draft free trade agreement, thus obliging their government to veto the pact at EU level, where all 28 member states and their parliaments must agree to trade deals. Related: Amazon fires `extraordinarily concerning`, warns UN biodiversity chief Continue reading...