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EU delays massive free-trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur
19-Dec-2025     AP
The European Union is delaying a massive free-trade deal with South American countries after fiery protests by farmers and last-minute opposition by France and Italy threatened to derail the pact.
Canada and the US to launch formal talks to review their free trade agreement in mid-January
19-Dec-2025     The Boston Globe
Canada and the US will launch formal discussions to review their free trade agreement in mid-January, the office of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said.
Farmers block roads in Brussels to protest EU-Mercosur free-trade deal
19-Dec-2025     Euronews
Proponents argue the agreement would provide an alternative to Beijing's export controls and Washington's tariff policies. Critics warn it would weaken environmental regulations and damage the EU's agricultural sector.
Trump’s point man on trade floats separate deals with Canada and Mexico
19-Dec-2025     CBC
US President Donald Trump’s lead trade negotiator says the administration is considering breaking up the three-way free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, moving toward separate deals instead.
Trump trade rep targets Canada's beer and dairy rules in new CUSMA review conditions
19-Dec-2025     CBC
US Trade Representative said the US will take aim at two major Canadian policies: the Online Streaming Act, which brought online platforms like Netflix, Spotify, and YouTube under Canadian broadcasting rules, and the supply-managed dairy sector, among others.
EU-Morocco agreement, resolution 2797: the predation of Western Sahara continues
19-Dec-2025     Tomate sahraouie
To be more explicit, predatory practices have always existed and are becoming more pronounced, solely for the benefit of the king and his oligarchs, who are imposing an agro-export model that is disastrous for the population and the environment. Large retailers in France and Europe also play very damaging role: that of importing tomatoes produced… in the middle of the desert.
Eswat­ini val­id­ates AfCFTA invest­ment reforms
18-Dec-2025     Times of Eswatini
The coun­try has taken a key step towards align­ing its invest­ment frame­work with the African Con­tin­ental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) after con­ven­ing a stake­holder engage­ment and policy dia­logue on invest­ment.
Somalia joins regional leaders at AfCFTA Business Forum in Marrakech
18-Dec-2025     FTL Somalia
Throughout the forum, Abdullahi engaged in high-level bilateral discussions with senior AfCFTA officials, Morocco’s Prime Minister, the Moroccan Minister of Industry and Trade, as well as trade ministers from Tanzania, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Djibouti. These talks emphasized strengthening bilateral ties, expanding trade and investment cooperation, and elevating Somalia’s role in Africa’s economic integration.
Non-binding instruments in international economic diplomacy: A look at the US critical minerals deals
18-Dec-2025     EJIL: Talk!
The US critical minerals deals highlight the deepening turn to soft-law instruments in economic diplomacy. But they also coexist with binding trade agreements.
EU agrees on tougher Mercosur safeguards in bid to placate Italy, France
18-Dec-2025     Politico
The EU institutions agreed to strengthen protections for European farmers under a trade deal with the Mercosur bloc, in an eleventh-hour push to rally heavyweights France and Italy into backing the controversial pact.