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French MPs in Strasbourg and Paris, ramp up pressure on France over Mercosur deal
21-Oct-2024 Euronews
As a deal with Mercosur countries looms, French MPs in Strasbourg and Paris ramp up pressure on France over environmental and agricultural concerns.
EU compensation fund looks to bribe European farmers to sign the EU-Mercosur agreement
18-Oct-2024 European Coordination Via Campesina
The EU wants to set up a fund to compensate European farmers for the damage caused by the EU-Mercosur agreement, however this damage should never be allowed to happen in the first place!
EU plans cash help for farmers to overcome French resistance to Mercosur deal
16-Oct-2024 Politico
The European Commission is working on a new budget fund to compensate farmers for any negative impact from the EU-Mercosur agreement. A French diplomat described the proposal as “an interesting option.”
EU farmers reaffirm opposition to Mercosur deal as talks resume
15-Oct-2024 Agriland
Several EU-wide organisations representing farmers across several sectors have reaffirmed their opposition to the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement, as talks between both sides have restarted.
‘Isolated’ France faces political storm over EU-South American trade deal
14-Oct-2024 Politico
An already weakened Macron risks outrage from farmers as the rest of the EU races to get Mercosur deal done.
Italian Deputy PM pledges to help pull through EU-Mercosur FTA
11-Oct-2024 MercoPress
Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and top diplomat Antonio Tajani told a group of Brazilian businesspeople in Sao Paulo that they are working to accelerate the process and reach a positive conclusion.
We don’t want your EVs, Brazil tells EU as trade talks hit crunch time
16-Sep-2024 Politico
Attempt to fend off influx of Chinese electric vehicles puts chances of EU-Mercosur trade accord at the November G20 summit in doubt.
Pakistan moves to join MERCOSUR
13-Sep-2024 The Express Tribune
Cabinet approves framework trade agreement with South American trade bloc.
New French PM dashes hopes of a EU-Mercosur deal by Brazil G20 summit
13-Sep-2024 Euractiv
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier reiterated France’s opposition to the EU-Mercosur free trade deal and confirmed his desire to seek a ‘blocking minority’, dashing hopes of finalising the deal at the upcoming G20 summit in Brazil.
Brazil asks EU to hold off on implementing deforestation law
12-Sep-2024 Euractiv
Brazil asked the European Union not to implement regulations in its deforestation law at the end of the year as scheduled and asked for it to be revised to avoid hurting Brazilian exports.
Mercosur deal ‘not ready’, Commission maintains amid calls to swiftly conclude talks
11-Sep-2024 Ends Europe
Divisions remain on agriculture and sustainability in EU-Mercosur trade talks, as 11 member states call for a final deal this year.
Mercosur-China trade talks must address imbalance, Paraguay says
9-Sep-2024 BNN Bloomberg
South American trade bloc Mercosur would be willing to negotiate a trade agreement with China if it addresses the lopsided commerce between the two trading partners, Paraguay Foreign Minister said.
EU-Mercosur trade talks progress on divisive issues, sources say
9-Sep-2024 Reuters
European Union and South American negotiators ended two days of trade negotiations with "significant progress" on contentious issues that have been holding up the long-overdue EU-Mercosur agreement.
Paraguay open to China trade deals via Mercosur despite Taiwan ties, Pena says
22-Aug-2024 Reuters
Paraguayan President Santiago Pena is "fully open" to trade deals with China via South American trade bloc Mercosur, despite his country’s diplomatic ties with Taiwan.
EU-Mercosur to meet in September signaling movement in trade talks
19-Aug-2024 Euractiv
European Union and South American negotiators will meet on 4-6 September in Brasilia in the first in-person talks since April, raising hopes an EU-Mercosur trade deal can be concluded this year, diplomats said.
Brazil and Italy seek to speed up agreement between Mercosur and the EU
16-Jul-2024 FX Leaders
The two blocs have been negotiating a free trade agreement for over two decades, aiming to eliminate most tariffs between the two regions, which would create a commercial space of over 700 million consumers.
Argentina urges Mercosur to sign FTA with Vietnam and Indonesia
9-Jul-2024 The Voice of Vietnam
Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino has urged the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) to be more flexible in negotiations and seek free trade agreements with Vietnam and Indonesia.
EU’s trade policy clashes with sustainability and food sovereignty ambitions, says farming group
8-Jul-2024 Euractiv
The EU should control agricultural prices and abandon its policy of free trade agreements, including the long-stalled trade deal with Mercosur, a representative of the farmers’ organisation European Coordination Via Campesina said.
EFTA signs revised free trade agreement with Chile
25-Jun-2024 Swiss Info
The revised agreement with Chile was signed at a ministerial meeting of EFTA states (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway) in Geneva.
Uruguay supports Việt Nam’s negotiations of FTA with Mercosur: Official
23-May-2024 Việt Nam News
Uruguay’s foreign minister emphasised that the country will work closely with the Vietnamese Embassy to promote stronger and more comprehensive relations between the two countries in the coming time.