EU '100% correct' to seek better environmental protections in Mercosur trade deal, says Ryan in Brazil

Minister for Climate Eamon Ryan said it was ‘not impossible’ to bridge the gap between the EU and Mercosur, with talks currently stalled ahead of elections for a new European Parliament. Photograph: Damien Storan/PA Wire Minister for Climate Eamon Ryan has defended calls from several European Union member states to renegotiate a trade deal with the Mercosur trade bloc of South American nations in order to strengthen environmental protections. The Green Party leader, speaking in Brazil during a visit that is part of the Government's annual international programme to promote Ireland during the week of St Patrick's Day, said the…