The EU-Mercosur free trade agreement is among the causes that have sparked the anger of European and, in particular, French farmers. Negotiations with the Mercosur countries "continue" and "the EU continues to pursue its objective of reaching an agreement that respects the EU's sustainability objectives" The vice president of the European Commission in charge of trade, Valdis Dombrovskis, "is always ready" to travel to the Mercsur countries (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay) "in the event that a political agreement is reached"