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Lis Cunha

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Political Campaigner at Greenpeace EU. Previously EU Parliament & ActionAid. #HumanRights #BizHumanRights #GlobalEconomicJustice. Views my own!

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Lis Cunha @liscunha.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Wtf www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US supreme court ‘demolishes’ Voting Rights Act, gutting provision that prevented racial discrimination
Justices rule in landmark decision Louisiana will have to redraw congressional map, largely killing major civil rights law
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 29/04/2026
The EU and its member states, the UK, and other countries with leverage should suspend trade deals with Israel and adopt a ban on trade and business with illegal Israeli settlements, applying to the occupied Golan Heights and the West Bank. Countries should also suspend arms transfers to Israel.
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European Trade Justice Coalition @eurtradejustice.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
A little known system of secretive tribunals allows corporations to sue governments outside of national legal systems over laws and policies they don't like It's called ISDS and it's written into investment treaties It's been used to sue over climate, health, chemical safety - everything really
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Lis Cunha @liscunha.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Absolutely shocking. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Millions in India stripped of vote before critical state election, as government seeks to ‘purify’ electoral roll
Experts say Muslims and other minorities have been disproportionately deleted from the electoral roll ahead of the West Bengal elections this week
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Nico Schmidt @nicoschmidt.io · 17/04/2026
Big Tech wrote the EU law that hides their data centres' environmental impact. The EU wants to triple its data centre capacity in the next five years. While the full scale of their energy and water footprint is hidden from the public. Our new @investigate-europe.eu investigation reveals why.
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Philippe Dam @philippedam.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
On top of mass forced displacement & death of hundreds of civilians, #Israel forces dynamite entire villages in southern #Lebanon - mirroring mass destruction used in #Gaza. @kajakallas.bsky.social: "heavy-handed"? No - it's criminal & totally unjustified. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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‘Everything is gone’: Israel destroys entire villages in Lebanon
Rights groups fear tactic of ‘domicide’ trialled in Gaza, where entire areas are made uninhabitable, is being used again
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Lis Cunha @liscunha.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Another excellent article in the Guardian's series of reflections about AI. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
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Is AI the greatest art heist in history?
New technologies of reproduction are plundering the art world – and getting away with it
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Lis Cunha @liscunha.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Can't wait to hear from the excellent Karen Hao about ways forward for better regulating AI in the EU!
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 10/04/2026
On April 8, Israel conducted over 100 strikes across Lebanon, killing over 300 people. The strikes also damaged the Qasmieh bridge, the only lifeline connecting southern Lebanon with the rest of the country. Read more: bit.ly/4czFSjM
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 10/04/2026
“The people in #Lebanon and the #MiddleEast deserve an immediate and permanent ceasefire and a just peace grounded in international humanitarian law. I hope this nightmare ends soon, but I know it will only end when governments of the world do more than watch from the sidelines.” act.gp/4dEKy98
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A message from Lebanon: The Israeli Government’s impunity will not end without action - Greenpeace International
Governments must hold the Israeli government accountable under international law, impose arms embargoes and meaningful sanctions that create genuine political and economic consequences.
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Lis Cunha @liscunha.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
And the EU just looks away... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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At least 254 killed after Israel hits Lebanon with massive wave of airstrikes
‘Largest coordinated strike’ against Hezbollah since war began prompts warnings Iran could pull out of ceasefire
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Lis Cunha @liscunha.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
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These aren’t AI firms, they’re defense contractors. We can’t let them hide behind their models
From Gaza to Iran, the pattern is the same: precision weapons, chosen blindness, and dead children. The cost of failing to regulate AI warfare is already too high
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Amnesty EU @amnestyeu.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Israel continues to commit genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, enabled by the global political economy. Time for the EU to #PullThePlug www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Confronting the global political economy enabling Israel’s genocide
States and companies the world over are enabling or profiting from Israel’s prolonged violations of international law
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Claudio Francavilla @claudiofrancavilla.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
You can’t make this up: @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, @marossefcovic.bsky.social & Cyprus minister Raouna spoke at a EU Parliament debate on "The US-Israel military operation against the Iranian regime” - and they managed not to *mention* the US or Israel *once* in their 4 speeches 👇🏼
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Lis Cunha @liscunha.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
AI is just another tool to reduce your critical thinking, increase inequality, and deplete the planet's natural resources just for the profit of a few corporations. #SayNoToTheTechBros
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Lis Cunha @liscunha.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
"As often happens when the media attention shifts, Israel seized the moment to intensify its attacks against Palestinians,” said Breaking the Silence, an advocacy group for former Israeli soldiers. Don't look away from ethnic cleansing. Read: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Israeli settlers and soldiers kill three Palestinians in West Bank village
Deadly attack near Ramallah is third in territory in a week as Israeli violence surges with global attention on Iran war
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Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik @blaetter.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Zum Erhalt der europäischen Wettbewerbsfähigkeit gilt das EU-Mercosur-Abkommen als alternativlos. Doch ein Abkommen, das Arbeitsplätze gefährdet, Ungleichheit vertieft und die Klimakrise verschärft, ist allenfalls ein symbolischer Erfolg, so @arminpaasch.bsky.social:
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EU-Mercosur-Abkommen: Geopolitik ohne Nachhaltigkeit
Dieses Abkommen sendet ein starkes Signal an die Welt«, erklärte Ursula von der Leyen am 17. Januar feierlich bei der Unterzeichnungszeremonie in Paraguays Hauptstadt Asunción: »Wir wählen fairen…
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Chloé Ridel @chloe-ridel.fr · 27/02/2026
🚨 Inacceptable. Les chefs d'Etat et la Commission choisissent de passer en force sur le Mercosur. Le Parlement européen a voté la saisine de la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne, elle viendra rappeler le droit. Nous continuons le combat, la démocratie ne se contourne pas.
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Greenpeace EU @greenpeace.eu · 27/02/2026
🚨BREAKING🚨The @ec.europa.eu will force through the provisional application of the EU-Mercosur trade deal. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu's move reeks of desperation. It exposes how she’s more interested in appeasing a handful of multinationals than in the rights and interests of people & the 🌍🌳.
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Commission tramples democracy to force through EU-Mercosur trade deal - Greenpeace European Unit
The European Commission has announced that it will force through the provisional application of the EU-Mercosur trade deal, pre-empting a vote to ratify the agreement in the European Parliament and a ...
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Greenpeace France @greenpeace.fr · 27/02/2026
[THREAD] 🚨 Coup de force à Bruxelles La présidente de la Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, annonce l’application provisoire de l’accord UE-Mercosur C’est un passage en force inacceptable
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Mercosur : l’UE va appliquer l’accord de libre-échange de façon « provisoire », annonce Ursula von der Leyen
La présidente de la Commission avait le droit de prendre cette décision, malgré la saisine de la Cour de justice de l’UE par le Parlement. La ministre française de l’agriculture, Annie Genevard, a reg...
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Stéphane Hazée @stephanehazee.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Application de l’accord UE-Mercosur : un déni de démocratie inédit et insensé ! Cette décision revient à contourner le Parlement européen qui doit encore ratifier l’accord, et à mépriser la Cour de Justice. ​ Avec @saskiabricmont.bsky.social et @celinetellier.bsky.social ecolo.be/actualites/a...
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Greenpeace EU @greenpeace.eu · 18/02/2026
If it's helping with the climate crisis, turns out its probably not generative AI ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ If it's generative AI, turns out it's probably making the climate crisis worse ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Great research from @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social
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Claims that AI can help fix climate dismissed as greenwashing
Industry using ‘diversionary’ tactics, says analyst, as energy-hungry complex functions such as video generation and deep research proliferate
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Lis Cunha @liscunha.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
"There is no legitimacy in a trade agreement that is based on the violation of rights", say Brazilian Indigenous groups in a new statement against the EU-Mercosur agreement: apiboficial.org/2026/01/30/a... #Mercosur #StopEUMercosur
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Greenpeace e.V. @greenpeace.de · 29/01/2026
Klimakiller Mercosur: Handel ist wichtig – aber nicht um jeden Preis. Das Abkommen löst die Klimakrise nicht, es verschärft sie. Ein Gutachten zeigt: es stellt EU-Klimagesetz & Pariser Klimaabkommen in Frage! Deshalb ist die Überprüfung durch den EuGH wichtig, um Rechtskonformität sicherzustellen.
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 28/01/2026
The animal cruelty the EU-Mercosur deal will be importing to Europe
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The animal cruelty the EU-Mercosur deal will be importing to Europe
Without meaningful safeguards, the EU-Mercosur agreement – as it stands – risks locking the EU into a system that expands imports of meat produced under conditions that fall far below EU regulations. The deal would lower tariffs — without requiring imported products to meet equivalent European animal welfare standards.
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Lis Cunha @liscunha.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Es ist traurig zu sehen, wie viele grüne Realos bei diesem Ablenkungsmanöver der CDU mitmachen. und schauen über die verheerenden Auswirkungen dieses Vertrags auf den Amazonas-Regenwald. #EUMercosur #Mercosur
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Jost Maurin @jostmaurin.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
#Mercosur-Abkommen könnte Gefahr für EU-Gesetzgebungskompetenz werden, warnt die grüne Europa-Abgeordnete Anna Cavazzini. Sie verteidigt die gerichtliche Prüfung des Handelsvertrags. Dieser schade #Bauern, Regenwald und #Klima. taz.de/Gruene-Hande... #Mercosur @annacavazzini.bsky.social
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Grüne Handelspolitikerin über Vertrag: „Das Mercosur-Abkommen könnte Gefahr für EU-Gesetzgebung werden“
Die grüne Europa-Abgeordnete Anna Cavazzini verteidigt die gerichtliche Prüfung des Handelsvertrags. Dieser schade Bauern, Regenwald und Klima.
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Liese Müller @liesemueller.eurosky.social · 22/01/2026
Überall lese ich Entschuldigungen der Grünen - das ist traurig. Dass die Rechten im EU-Parlament mit den Grünen gestimmt haben, ändert aber doch nichts an den eigenen Gründen Das Abkommen vor der gerichtlichen Beurteilung in Kraft zu setzen, entwertet das Gericht und seine Anrufung #Mercosur
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Thomas Fritz @thomasfritz.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Guter Kommentar: Das Abkommen mit dem #Mercosur ist die falsche Antwort auf #Trump. Es kurbelt den Handel mit Risikogütern an und unterhöhlt den Green Deal. Das sollten auch Realo-Grüne erkennen - statt #Grüne im EP zu rüffeln, die zu Recht für ein EuGH-Gutachten stimmten. taz.de/EU-Mercosur-...
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EU-Mercosur-Deal als Antwort auf Trump: Eben mal die Demokratie umgehen
Auch wenn Mercosur für die EU nützlich ist, bleibt der Deal problematisch. Dass die Kommission ihn am Parlament vorbei durchdrückt, ist ein Skandal.
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Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe) @paneurope.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
EU-banned #pesticides are banned for a reason: they harm health and the environment. Yet the @ec.europa.eu confirms: • exports continue • zero MRLs are not in place • action is still “being explored” www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
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Anna Cavazzini @annacavazzini.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Eine Mehrheit im Europäischen Parlament hat eben beschlossen, das Mercosur-Abkommen vom EuGH prüfen zu lassen. Handelsabkommen müssen juristisch wasserdicht sein. Die Messlatte ist klar: Vereinbarkeit mit den EU-Verträgen. Nicht mehr und nicht weniger.
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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 21/01/2026
The question now is whether 🇪🇺President von der Leyen will still move to apply #Mercosur provisionally while the court reviews it. The bigger question: are EU leaders still living in previous era by trying to solve the 🇺🇸crisis through FTAs, even as free trade is becoming less popular with citizens?
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Mercosur delayed by two years as MEPs refer it to top EU court • FRANCE 24 English
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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 21/01/2026
A win for democratic scrutiny. @europarl.europa.eu has voted to send the EU-Mercosur agreement to the European Court of Justice. As it stands, the deal fails animals, people, and the planet. It must be fully assessed against EU Treaties, including animal sentience. #StopEUMercosur
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Greenpeace EU @greenpeace.eu · 21/01/2026
FANTASTIC NEWS The European Parliament has voted to send the #EUMercosur trade deal to the European Court of Justice for a legal review This dodgy deal must be stopped – it would be highly undemocratic for the EU Commission and national governments to push for ratification #StopEUMercosur
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EU Parliament sends controversial EU-Mercosur deal to the European Court of Justice - Greenpeace European Unit
Brussels – The European Parliament has voted to refer the EU-Mercosur trade agreement to the European Court of Justice, requesting the Court’s opinion on whether the deal is compatible with…
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Attac Austria @attac.at · 20/01/2026
Die EU-Abgeordneten der SPÖ sind dagegen, dass der EuGH prüft, ob das #Mercosur Abkommen mit EU-Recht vereinbar ist. 😶 Und sie wollen für ein Abkommen stimmen, dass sie 2024 noch als "Gefahr für Umwelt und Arbeitnehmer:innenrechte" bezeichneten - und an dem sich nichts Wesentliches geändert hat. 🤦
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Lis Cunha @liscunha.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
If the agreement is perfectly compatible with the EU treaties, why is the EPP against getting a greenlight from the Court before ratification of an agreement that will last several decades? Don't you want all facts & evidence on the table ? What are you afraid of, @eppgroup.bsky.social ?
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Anna Cavazzini @annacavazzini.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Die EU-Mitgliedsstaaten planen, dass das EU-Mercosur-Abkommen vor der Abstimmung im Europaparlament vorläufig angewendet werden soll. Das "würde einen Bruch mit demokratischen Gepflogenheiten bedeuten – und eine Missachtung der gewählten Vertreter der europäischen Bürger darstellen“ sage ich der FAZ
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Vor Parlament-Abstimmung: EU-Kommission droht Mercosur-Gegnern
Das EU-Parlament soll den Handelsvertrag mit den Mercosur-Staaten schnell annehmen. Sonst könnte die Kommission ihn ohne dessen Votum in Kraft setzen.
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Animal Policy International @animalpolicyint.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
🇪🇺The EU-Mercosur deal threatens to flood the EU with imported beef and poultry raised in intensive systems that would be illegal in the EU @europarl.europa.eu must oppose ratification & require imports to meet EU #animalwelfare standards 🐄🐓 Read more @eurogroupforanimals.org: tinyurl.com/4wmft5ch
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Lis Cunha @liscunha.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
The rotating president of Mercosur assures that the agricultural safeguards negotiated in Brussels are not part of the Mercosur-EU agreement and therefore warns that ‘they will not be applicable’.... #EUMercosur #StopEUMercosur share.google/8N9iqUBfNGx9...
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Mercosur avisa de que no reconocerá las medidas de salvaguarda de la UE para proteger a los agricultores europeos
El presidente rotatorio de Mercosur asegura que no forman parte del acuerdo Mercosur-UE por lo que advierte que "no serán aplicables". Los agricultores europeos redoblarán sus protestas
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Friends of the Earth Europe @foeeurope.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
The fight isn't over. We can still #StopEUMercosur in the European Parliament. And E-VE-RY vote will count. Help us keep the pressure on, email your MEPs and ask them to vote against this toxic deal! We've got a super easy tool for you to do that here 👉 stopeumercosur.org/take-action/
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Lis Cunha @liscunha.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
VdL says "this deal will create growth". Sure : 0.05% increase of GDP in the EU by 2040. At the expense of the Amazon rainforest, Indigenous communities, and small farmers on both sides of the Atlantic. Shameful. We must #StopEUMercosur
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 12/01/2026
“Von der Leyen can attempt to project an air of confidence in Paraguay, but the simple truth is that this unpopular deal is a disaster for the Amazon rainforest and no progressive MEP that is committed to forest protection should ever support it.” — @greenpeace.eu campaigner Lis Cunha #EUMercosur
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Showdown incoming as MEPs signal discontent over EU-Mercosur deal but von der Leyen to sign anyway - Greenpeace European Unit
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is expected to travel to Paraguay next week  to sign a deeply unpopular trade deal with the Mercosur bloc of four South American countries.
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Mathilde Dupré @mathildedupre.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The EU–Mercosur deal is the worst-handled trade agreement by the Council. With major environmental and health risks and limited economic gains—even according to the Commission—was it worth it? Forcing it through will leave lasting damage to the EU.
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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 09/01/2026
Member states have approved the EU-Mercosur deal which is set to increase imports of animal products from highly intensive systems! All eyes on the European Parliament to oppose the ratification of this deal. Read more ⤵️ eurogroupforanimals.org/news/eu-merc...
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EU-Mercosur deal will have devastating impacts for animals
Today, EU member states have greenlighted the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, marking a major political step towards the ratification of a deal that threatens millions of animals.
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GRAIN @grain.org · 09/01/2026
Peasants are at the forefront of the struggle against one the worst free trade deals which is about to be approved, the EU-Mercosur deal. They refuse to be treated as a bargaining chip for the benefit of big corporations www.eurovia.org/press-releas... @mst.org.br @confpaysanne.bsky.social
Source: Confédération Paysanne (https://www.facebook.com/confederationpaysanne)
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Rob Francis @robfranciseu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Today is the first time the council has failed to back a trade agreement unanimously. 68.7% of the EU population supported the EU-Mercosur deal, just above the required 65% figure
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Greenpeace EU @greenpeace.eu · 09/01/2026
EU governments have approved a disastrous #EUMercosur trade deal, despite widespread opposition Commission president von der Leyen is expected to sign it next week in Paraguay, but the EU Parliament still needs to have its say This isn't over yet! #StopEUMercosur
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Showdown incoming as MEPs signal discontent over EU-Mercosur deal but von der Leyen to sign anyway - Greenpeace European Unit
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is expected to travel to Paraguay next week  to sign a deeply unpopular trade deal with the Mercosur bloc of four South American countries.
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Lis Cunha @liscunha.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
The EU-Mercosur deal is a "neocolonial, outdated agreement", say over 100 organisations of civil society from Brazil 🇧🇷 in a new statement 👉 mailchi.mp/bd7e6d39cbd1... #StopEUMercosur
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FRENTE BRASILEIRA SE PRONUNCIA CONTRA A ASSINATURA DO ACORDO MERCOSUL-UNIÃO EUROPEIA
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Lis Cunha @liscunha.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
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Greenpeace EU @greenpeace.eu · 18/12/2025
"After more than 25 years of trying to force through an unsustainable and unfair trade agreement with Mercosur, it’s time for EU leaders to face the inescapable truth: it’s never going to happen." - Lis Cunha, trade campaigner #StopEUMercosur #RespectTheAmazon www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issu...
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EU delays plans to sign unpopular trade deal with Mercosur - Greenpeace European Unit
Ursula von der Leyen will not travel to Brazil to sign the EU-Mercosur trade agreement this weekend, according to reports
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