Berlin, 4. December 2023:\u00a0<\/strong>At the beginning of the state visit of Brazilian President Lula da Silva to Berlin, civil society organisations are calling for the controversial free trade agreements<\/a> renegotiation between the EU and the Mercosur countries. They greeted the state guest on Sunday evening with a message that they projected onto the Federal Chancellery. The agreement is under criticism for endangering climate, nature and human rights in its current form. Lula da Silva and Scholz want to seal the agreement as soon as possible.<\/p>\n On Sunday evening around 7.30 p.m., the Federal Chancellery shone in bright colours and a clear message: \u201cNo trade in cows at the expense of climate and human rights \u2013 Stop EU-Mercosur\u201d. With this message, organizations of the German civil society were called ATTAC Germany<\/a>, PowerShift and the Environmental Institute of Munich<\/a> We welcome Brazilian President Lula da Silva to Berlin. He had announced that he wanted to bring the trade agreement between the EU and the Mercosur countries under the roof as soon as possible. That is why it should also be in the talks with Chancellor Olaf Scholz.<\/p>\n The organizations warn against a hasty conclusion of this agreement, which harms the climate and endangers human rights. Especially during the 28th. The climate conference, which runs until the 12th. Taking place in Dubai in December, the EU could agree to an agreement that would further aggravate the climate crisis. In its coalition agreement, the Federal Government itself calls for binding and enforceable commitments on climate, human and labour rights, and forest protection. Otherwise, she does not agree with the EU-Mercosur agreement. The details of the additional declaration to the agreement, which have been made public so far, do not provide for exactly that. If the agreement cuts tariffs, it would cost hundreds of thousands of jobs in South America and further exacerbate social inequality there. A trade policy for sustainable development is different.<\/p>\n ATTAC Germany, PowerShift and the Munich Environmental Institute call for a fundamental reorientation of EU trade policy, adapted to the challenges of social-ecological transformation, the protection of human rights and the climate.<\/p>\n On Monday afternoon, protests against the EU-Mercosur agreement will continue. The organisations are calling for a joint action to be launched at around 3 p.m. in front of the Haus der deutschen Wirtschaft in Berlin. President Lula da Silva and Chancellor Olaf Scholz are expected at the German-Brazilian Economic Forum.<\/p>\n