US EditionEU races to win over Italy on Mercosur trade deal, says EU lawmaker
France calls for postponement of the EU-Mercosur vote to enhance farmer protections amid concerns over 99,000 tonnes of annual beef imports from South America.
- A trade deal between the EU and Mercosur countries has yet to be ratified, though it could open new markets for European exporters.
- France, the EU's biggest agricultural producer, seeks to form a blocking minority against the Mercosur deal, deeming safeguards for farmers offered by the European Commission as incomplete.
- While Poland, Hungary, Austria and Ireland sympathize with France's position, Italy's vote could be crucial in determining the deal's fate, with its industrial confederation favoring it but farmers opposing it.
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France's President Emmanuel Macron has announced that he has decided to oppose any attempt by the EU to push through the controversial Mercosur agreement. Nevertheless, the farmers in the EU state are rebelling against the trade agreement. However, they are not only protesting against the trade agreement. The authorities' handling of the bovine disease Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) also angers the farmers. Because, after cases of disease, entire anim…
EU races to win over Italy on Mercosur trade deal, says EU lawmaker
Germany and the EU executive have been making a last-ditch attempt to convince Italy to back a free trade agreement with South American bloc Mercosur, which will falter if not signed soon, a leading EU lawmaker said on Tuesday.
Italy has in its hands the fate of the agreement: so far it has moved in ambiguity, but if you opt for the "no" you will be able to overthrow it definitively. More information: Brussels shields the trade pact with Mercosur in order to win the "no" of France and achieve its ratification this year
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