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European Commission Gives Nod to Mercosur FTA
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The planned free trade agreement of the European Union with the South American confederation Mercosur has taken a further hurdle. The EU Commission approved the text of the agreement already negotiated at the end of 2024 with the countries Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.
European Commission gives nod to Mercosur FTA
The European Commission has validated the free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), Uruguayan Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin confirmed on Wednesday, calling it 'excellent news' for his country.
French, Polish Right-Wing Politicians Lambast EU-Mercosur Trade Deal
The European Commission’s approval of the long-delayed trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc has sparked an angry backlash from politicians and farming groups across the continent, who warn it will devastate European agriculture. In France, right-wing leader Marine Le Pen called the agreement “devastating for French farming” and urged President Emmanuel Macron to block its implementation. Her ally Jordan Bardella described the deal as a …
After the adoption of the trade agreement by the European Commission on Wednesday, the Peasant Confederation will be demonstrating in Brussels on Thursday before joining the 10 September movement. For its part, the FNSEA foresees a mobilisation "probably at the end of the autumn", with several demands.
The European executive adopted on Wednesday the trade agreement with several countries in South America, despite the reluctance of several Member States, and it will now have to be validated by the European Parliament and the Twenty-Seven.
The European Commission has given the green light to its proposal for a partnership agreement with the Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay), approved together with the update of the agreement between the EU and Mexico. And the Meloni government, whose position on the agreement has always been ambiguous, is in a position to walk on the burning coals. If the European Union exports more cars, machinery and alcohol to the Mer…
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