European chemical giants like Bayer and BASF will be the main beneficiaries of the deal, and have been financing think tanks in the EU and Brazil to promote the deal (Photo: Isabela Kronemberger)

EU-Latin America summit will be an environmental car crash

EU & the World

Green Economy

Opinion

by Audrey Changoe and Anuna De Wever, Brussels,

Ahead of next week's (17-18 July) EU summit with Latin American and Caribbean leaders, the European Commission has launched its new strategy to strengthen relations with Latin America. Fast-tracking free trade deals with the region to secure access to Latin America's raw materials for economic competitiveness is part of the strategic package.

Such trade deals neglect planetary limits and exace...

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Audrey Changoe is trade and investment policy expert at the Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, where Anuna De Weveris trade & investment policy campaigner.

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