The EU–Mercosur trade agreement continues to hang “like a sword of Damocles over the heads of farmers”, Akel MEP Giorgos Georgiou cautioned on Wednesday, warning that recent safeguards approved by the European Parliament fall short of protecting agriculture in Cyprus and across the bloc.
Speaking on Alpha TV, Georgiou said the European parliament on Tuesday approved limited additional measures aimed at mitigating the impact of trade liberalisation with Mercosur countries,
