US EditionEurope Today: Ukraine Close to Peace and EU-Mercosur to Seal the Deal?
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On the day this article is published, the European Parliament will vote in Strasbourg on the EU-Mercosur agreement. The matter seems settled, as in four days, German Commission President Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen is scheduled to officially sign this intercontinental "deal" in Brazil. If this happens, it will be a sign of several things.
The spokesman of the European Commission recalls the desire to sign the Mercosur agreement before the end of 2025 because for him, "signing the agreement now is fundamental economically, diplomatically and geopolitically"! Why is it fundamental? No need to explain it. To assert it is enough. Yet a statement is not worth argumentation ever! When one [...]
Sta: Berlin and Brussels Emphasize Importance of Signing Agreement with Mercosur as Soon as Possible
The free trade agreement between the EU and the South American trading bloc Mercosur must be signed or finally ratified this week, the German government said today. The importance of signing the agreement as soon as possible, which is still the target of harsh criticism from some in the public, was also highlighted by the European Commission.
Two crucial votes await European Union leaders, who are meeting in Brussels this week to decide how to continue financing Ukraine and to approve the Mercosur agreement, which has been in the works for a quarter of a century, and which could be a huge step forward in trade for the continent. Both decisions carry serious political risks in the domestic politics of the member states, but on the international stage they could make the EU, which has …
The German government is urging that the conclusion of the Mercosur trade agreement not be further delayed. When asked by the dts news agency whether Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) would also discuss Mercosur with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday evening on the sidelines of the Ukraine negotiations in Berlin, government spokesman Stefan Kornelius said that there would be ample opportunity to discuss various topics in the coming days. …
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