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The EU and Mercosur will sign their long-awaited trade agreement on Saturday, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen traveling to Paraguay on Jan. 17 for the signing ceremony.
The Council presidency has killed a last-ditch effort from countries opposing the trade deal with Mercosur to prevent the agreement from kicking in provisionally before the entire ratification process is completed in Brussels.
The European Coordination Via Campesina strongly condemns the decision by a majority of EU Member States to clear the way for the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, despite widespread opposition from farmers across Europe and South America.
France, Germany, and Poland called for the swift signing of a free trade deal between the EU and India, describing it as a “decisive step” in relations, the French foreign minister said.
French farmers defied a government ban, blockading roads into Paris and several of the city’s landmarks to protest against the Mercosur trade deal the European Union is expected to sign on Friday with South American nations.
Danish MEP says unfinished trade deal is among the few levers the EU has over Washington.
To secure Rome's backing, von der Leyen rolled out some extra budget promises on farm funding.
Senior officials are freezing talks and hinting at trade probes amid ongoing discussions with the UK, EU and South Korea.
Italy plans to back the Mercosur free trade agreement with a South American bloc of countries, in a vote that will likely be the final major hurdle for the European Union to clinch the accord, which has been in the works for 25 years.
Members of the European Parliament demand that the EU end talks with the UAE over a trade deal. The UAE is suspected of sending arms to a Sudanese paramilitary accused of war crimes, which the Emirati government denies.
