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...

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 👇🏼

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

"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...

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:

🚨 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.

🚨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 🌍🌳.

[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

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...

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

"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

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.

The animal cruelty the EU-Mercosur deal will be importing to Europe

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

#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

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

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-...

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...

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.

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?

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

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

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. 🤦

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 ?

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

🇪🇺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

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...

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/

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

“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

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

"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...

After over 25 years of trying to force through an unsustainable and unfair trade deal, it’s time for EU leaders to face the inescapable truth: it’s never going to happen! EU & Mercosur leaders must reject this toxic deal & work instead to develop a truly sustainable relationship. #StopEUMercosur

Das EU-Parlament hat gestern per Beschluss die Einhaltung von europäischen Umwelt- und Gesundheitsstandards beim Import von #Mercosur -Produkten eingefordert. In der heutigen vorläufigen Einigung mit den Regierungen ist davon nichts zu lesen. www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

#StopUEMercosur Le compromis sur les mesures de sauvegarde agricoles est une trahison. Trop faibles, non automatiques, sans vraie clause de réciprocité, elles n’apporteront aucune protection face à la concurrence déloyale. Les agriculteurs sont sacrifiés sur l'autel du libre échange.

#EUMercosur: rumours are there may be a hasty attempt at a trilogue tomorrow if MEPs amend the safeguards for farmers today Trying to wrap up 25 years of sensitive talks in a single day in one of the busiest weeks of the year = desperation Meanwhile, Italy too now wants a delay Read the room VDL!

📣 New article out: ☠️ Pesticide lobby opportunism: using farmer protests in attempts to slash EU safety rules for #pesticides. #deregulation #omnibus 👉 But free trade deal #EU-Mercosur opposition shows farmers' and pesticide industry's interests do not align. corporateeurope.org/en/2025/12/p...

JBS, the world's biggest meat company, stands to benefit greatly from the EU-Mercosur deal. Another reason to oppose the toxic trade agreement as it will benefit predatory agribusinesses. valorinternational.globo.com/agribusiness...

C'est vraiment DESOLANT d'entendre B. Duhamel sur France Inter asséner qu'il ne peut y avoir de minorité de blocage contre l'Accord UE-Mercosur alors que les pro-Mercosur N'ont PAS de majorité qualifiée si la France s'y opposait avec force Détails : www.collectifstoptafta.org/IMG/pdf/merc...

"we asked grok" "we asked chatgpt" yeah well we asked an orca in the '70s and it told us to fight whaling and protect the oceans

[BONNE NOUVELLE] Ce 27 nov. une très grande majorité de députés votent une résolution appelant E. Macron à s'opposer à l'accord UE-Mercosur et à construire une minorité de blocage, pas à négocier une clause de sauvegarde inefficace. Notre réaction : www.collectifstoptafta.org/accord-ue-me...

Roberta Metsola @president.europarl.europa.eu denied a request from 145 MEPs to ask for a legal opinion on the #EUMercosur deal Her argument - that the EU has to sign the deal before MEPs can ask the Court of Justice to check its legality - is plainly and obviously wrong Here's why:

Europe considers these pesticides too toxic for use at home - yet exports them to other countries✈️ This double standard is deadly and needs to end. 🌍 Watch civil society and farmer organisations around the world send them back to Brussels 👇 #ReturnToSender #BanToxicExports #StopEUMercosur