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Europe alone cannot rebuild global order, Brazil’s EU Ambassador tells Euronews

Brazil’s Ambassador to the EU tells Europe Today that a “functioning and durable new order” has to be rebuilt by all parts of the world, after Canada’s Prime Minister said on Monday that Europe would lead new order.

Euronews

Contentious EU-Mercosur trade deal takes provisional effect

The EU-Mercosur free-trade deal took provisional effect on Friday despite a legal challenge before the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Euronews

Mercosur: MEPs letter warns of concentration risk due to quota allocation system

A letter obtained by Euronews is circulating among MEPs sounding the alarm on the potential abuse of the EU-Mercosur trade deal quota allocation system by South American Big Agriculture.

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EU-Australia trade deal draws ire of farmers and lawmakers

The new EU-Australia trade deal has drawn criticism from farmers and MEPs, who argue that it will open the door to additional imports of sensitive products on top of those already agreed under the contentious Mercosur deal, while not providing full protection for certain EU regional products.

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Paraguay becomes final South American country to approve Mercosur-European Union trade deal

Paraguay has ratified the Mercosur and European Union free trade deal to complete South America’s approval of a huge new trade zone

The Independent UK

EU will provisionally apply contested South America trade deal

The European Commission announced Friday it will provisionally implement a mammoth trade deal with the South American bloc Mercosur, prompting a public split between its two largest member states France and Germany.

Radio France Internationale

The EU will 'provisionally implement' a trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says she will start to “provisionally implement” a massive trade deal with the Mercosur bloc of nations in South America despite not having approval from European Parliament

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Uruguay and Argentina become first Mercosur members to ratify the EU trade pact

Uruguay and Argentina have ratified a Mercosur trade deal with the European Union to create one of the world’s largest free trade zones

The Independent UK

Podcast: From Brazil to Brussels: What's the beef with the EU–Mercosur trade deal?

What are the pros and cons of the EU-Mercosur trade deal? Which EU leader would you choose for a Valentines dinner date? The questions we answer on this episode of "Brussels, my love?' the podcast.

Euronews

Paraguay President tells Euronews ‘Mercosur must be applied without delay’

In an interview with Euronews, Santiago Peña warned that delaying the implementation of the hard-won trade deal would be a "mistake".

Euronews

EU Commission indicates it's ready to implement Mercosur trade deal despite parliament vote to delay

The European Union is ready to implement a free trade agreement with the Mercosur group of South American countries on a provisional basis

The Independent UK

Mercosur trade deal in limbo after EU parliament asks top court to weigh in

The European Union's parliament voted on Wednesday to refer a freshly signed trade deal with the South American Mercosur trade bloc to the EU's top court, casting the hard-fought accord into legal limbo.

Radio France Internationale

European Parliament freezes Mercosur deal, referring it to EU Court of Justice

After clearing major political hurdles after more than two decades, the mammoth trade deal now faces further delay pending a judicial verdict.

Euronews

Thousands of farmers protest EU, Mercosur trade deal ahead of vote

Hundreds of farmers protested at the European Parliament in Strasbourg against the EU–Mercosur trade deal, fearing it will undercut local production.

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Radio France Internationale

France looks to European Parliament to sink Mercosur trade deal

Officially signed on Saturday, the Mercosur deal is closer than ever to making one of the world's largest free trade zones a reality – 25 years after the European Union first began negotiating it with the South American bloc. But France and other countries that oppose it are hoping key…

The Independent UK

EU and Mercosur bloc sign landmark free trade agreement

The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries have formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement

Euronews

EU seals contentious trade deal with Mercosur countries

After 25 years of talks, the EU signed the EU-Mercosur trade deal on Saturday, creating a 700 million-person free-trade area. Ratification is still pending, however, with the European Parliament set for a heated debate.

The Independent UK

Brazil’s Lula hails historic EU-Mercosur deal ahead of no-show at its signing

Brazilian President Lula da Silva and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen celebrate the expected signing of a free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur

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The EU-Mercosur agreement will have winners and losers – but it won’t make a major economic impact

On January 17, representatives of the EU and the Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) will sign a free trade agreement in Paraguay. The accord, 25 years in the making, will create the world’s largest free trade area, with over 700 million consumers and a total trade volume of over…

Euronews

French farmers circle Paris with tractors over EU-Mercosur deal

French farmers drove tractors around Paris’ Arc de Triomphe to protest the EU-Mercosur trade deal, saying it threatens local agriculture and jobs.

Radio France Internationale

French farmers block roads and ports as EU prepares to sign Mercosur deal

French farmers have pressed on with protests on Monday, as Brussels confirmed that EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen will sign the long-awaited EU trade deal with Mercosur next weekend.

The Independent UK

Italy gives key support to fraught EU trade deal with South American nations next to Venezuela

Italy has provided crucial support to plans by the European Union to seal a huge free trade deal with five South American nations

Euronews

Polish farmers stage nationwide protests over EU–Mercosur trade agreement

Farmers across Poland held coordinated protests to voice concerns about the planned EU–Mercosur trade deal and its potential impact on domestic agriculture.

Radio France Internationale

EU delays Mercosur trade deal amid farmers' protests and political divide

The European Union has delayed the signing of a trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc, as protests by farmers and push back from key member states France and Italy expose the political fault lines running through Europe’s agricultural policy.

Euronews

Farmers from 27 EU countries protest and clash with police in Brussels over EU-Mercosur trade deal

Belgium farmers protested in Brussels against the EU Mercosur trade deal, clashing with police as tractors gathered near the European Parliament.

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