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After a sleepy summer, Brussels is a nest of activity. The European Parliament is reopening after catching up with the busy news cycle of August.
From Ukraine’s security assurance to the historic Mercosur trade agreement, panelist Stephen Evatz has been a lot of discussion with Maria Tadeo, head of the Institute of European Union, and Maria Tadeo, European analyst at Green Mep Thomas Waits in Le Grand Continent and Austria.
Ongoing war in Ukraine
Europe agreed that it would need to step up now to support Ukraine and put more pressure on Russia to stop the battle.
“The scenario where we were going to end with a relatively fast ceasefire and then I was going to end up with a bigger peace deal, I think I’m moving even further,” Brussels added that Donald Trump should “persuade” Vladimir Putin’s dishonestness.
Waits said it would be a mistake to rely on the Trump administration to help end the war in Europe. He said it was a high time for Europe to take charge of its own destiny.
“We have to admit that we weren’t ambitious enough,” Waitz said. “We weren’t sharp enough.”
Green politicians now have to build themselves, as they regret that Europe did not provide medium-range missiles to Ukraine on time.
EU -Mercosur Contract – Causes of celebrations and fear?
The bigger news this week came on Wednesday when the committee approved the final text of the EU Mercosur and the EU Mexico trade deal. After years of negotiations, halts and initiation, Brussels said the arrangement “saves companies worth 4 billion euros a year.” Maria Tadeo welcomed the news after many years of discussion, but said it would be a huge selling point for the government.
“The problem is that it’s probably a 25-year heritage too. Mercosur has very negative implications for the agricultural community,” Tadeo said. “It’s almost like toxic.”
For organic farmer Thomas Waits, if he becomes a politician, the EU needs to protect quality production when conducting transactions and protect local farmers from unfair competition.
“Today, we are losing 800 farms a day in the European Union,” he said. “You can’t ignore it.”
All eyes to France
Meanwhile, the panel reflects the political turmoil in France, which is causing recession horrors to Europe’s second-largest economy. French Prime Minister Francois Bailloux faces a vote of confidence early next week. Tadeo said it was clear that the government would collapse.
“It’s clear that when it comes to handing over the budget, his hands are tied up,” Tadeo said. “We also see that there is a real financial story that we have to deal with regarding the spending of this country.”
Thomas Waits said it looks really bad for French President Macron.
“He (Mcron) is an increasingly uncountable king,” Waits said. “He’s good on the international level, but he’s going back home and ruining it.”
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