Monika Vana

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Agriculture groups were involved under The First , the rejection of the EU, before the fire moved in the Amazon rain forest to the attention of the world

MPs in Austria, it meant a setback for the EU's landmark Deal with a South American economic bloc, with the requirement that a government veto of The Deal .

The design of the free trade agreement took 20 years and the EU has described it as his greatest so far.

France and Ireland have already warned that the thing will not refuse, if Brazil do to the containment of the fires in the Amazon rain forest.

Austrian groups say The Deal needs to do more to address environmental issues.

All but one of Austria's leading parties rejected the case in a parliamentary sub-Committee, of the far right and left in the middle.

Mercosur comprises four South American economies - Brazil , Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. A fifth member, Venezuela, is currently interrupted.

Without the support of any government in the EU, the Mercosur Deal may not go through.

Why do the Austrian MPs dislike of The Deal ?

Jörg Leichtfried, the centre-left of the SPÖ, welcomed the decision as "a great success for the consumer -, environmental-and animal protection, and Human Rights ", warning that it would be bad for the climate protection and the rights of workers in South America .

the Austrian trade Union Confederation ÖGB had lobbied against The Deal , arguing that it was not the aim, rules that are binding on the employees and The Environment , but focuses on the interests of the industry rather than the people.

the Green MEP Monika Vana praised the decision as a "defining a brand in Europe".

Austria, Federation of industry, however, supported the Mercosur offer, warning against "populist scaremongering and free trade-myths," and insists that The Deal includes the commitment to the Paris climate agreement and The Fight against deforestation in the Amazon.

The liberal Neos party was not alone in the rejection of a veto, calling instead for The Deal to renegotiate.

Austrians advance are currently in the grip of an election campaign, that a September 29 vote. The center-right Alliance with the right-wing freedom party fell apart in may, in the midst of a corruption scandal.

What France is perfect ' s?

The Deal was announced amid great fanfare in June, but weeks later, the European leaders were shocked by the spread of fires raging in the Amazon rain forest.

President of Brazil , Jair Bolsonaro , has been accused of France Emmanuel Macron -from the lies about his stance on Climate Change .

When Mr Macron committed millions of dollars in help to the reforestation of the Amazon, Mr. Bolsonaro hit back by accusing him of treating it as a "colony, or a no-man's land".

in Ireland and Luxembourg, the block also threatened The Deal because of the laws, the Brazilian leader of the environmental policy.

What is The Deal in the EU?

The EU is Mercosur's largest trading partner, accounting last year for 20. 1% of The Bloc 's trade in goods such as food, beverages, agricultural products and tobacco products. The EU exports only 2. 3% of the European bloc's total, and the duties on EU products are as high as 35% for cars and clothes.

and promote high standards, with a commitment to the sustainable management and conservation of forests and respect for the rights of workers.

the President of the European Council Donald Tusk said last month, it was difficult to see the agreement through, while fires in the Amazon rain forest.

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Source of news: bbc.com