US EditionEU To Present Mercosur Deal For Member State Approval
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EU to present internal fix to Mercosur trade deal to appease France
BRUSSELS — The European Commission has told Mercosur countries that it will propose an internal workaround to satisfy the demands of France, Poland and Italy to better protect their farmers in a landmark trade deal with the South American bloc, two senior Mercosur diplomats told POLITICO. These safeguard measures would remain internally on the EU side, the Commission told its Mercosur counterparts on Tuesday, meaning that both sides would not h…
Despite the persistent opposition of several Member States, especially the powerful France, the European Commission is preparing to launch on Wednesday the process of ratification of Mercosur pending since almost nine months ago the political pact was closed in Montevideo. Brussels also plans to adopt the corresponding text to modernise the trade treaty with Mexico. After years of negotiations, both legal texts will be reviewed and approved in t…
Brussels - Will France give its green light? The European Commission is about to approve on Wednesday the trade agreement with the Latin American Mercosur countries, with a gesture to try to convince Paris and reassure farmers. The adoption by the European Commissioners is the first step before submitting this free trade treaty to the Member States and to the MEPs in the coming months. The European executive puts this sensitive issue on the tabl…
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