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EU deforestation law to be delayed as new threat emerges from EU-Mercosur trade deal
In the annex to the trade and sustainable development chapter of the EU-Mercosur agreement, several provisions entail fundamental changes in how the EUDR will work in practice.
Key insights into the final EU-Mercosur agreement
A preliminary analysis of these new texts indicates that the clauses added at the EU’s request are in no way sufficient to effectively prevent the anticipated health and environmental impacts arising from the implementation of the trade agreement.
The EU-Mercosur deal: The 5 things the EU Commission doesn’t want you to know
This explainer cuts through the political rhetoric and takes a look at what the EU Commission doesn’t want you to know about the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement.
European Union and Switzerland "very close" to new trade deal, official says
The European Union and Switzerland are "very close" to finalising a new agreement to overhaul their trade relationship, a senior EU official said.
“Shocking and sad”: how corporations use investment agreements to block decarbonisation in the Global South
Experts talk about investor-state dispute settlements, which allow fossil fuel companies to bring multi-billion dollar lawsuits against countries that pass green policies.
EU-Mercosur FTA text (Dec 2024)
Here’s what’s new in the EU-Mercosur trade deal
Key elements include a “rebalancing mechanism” to be deployed in disputes where policy impinges on trade, along with a provision that would allow the trade deal to be suspended if one party is found to have violated the Paris climate accord.
UK and EU to begin formal talks on resetting ties next year
The UK and European Union will begin formal talks on a reset of their relationship next year, as Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said she wanted to deepen economic ties with the bloc.
‘White gold’ seen as pivotal to Europe’s massive trade deal with South America
The strategic importance of lithium is likely to have played a major role in the European Union’s blockbuster deal with Brazil, Argentina and three other South American countries, analysts say.
Spanish farmers sound the alarm over EU-Mercosur trade deal
Spain’s main farmers’ organisations are set to protest over the danger they believe the recently-agreed EU-Mercosur deal poses to their sector.
Warsaw counts on Rome to block Mercosur deal
As an EU-Mercosur deal was reached after 25 years, it faces one last stumbling block: member state approval and Poland hopes Italy will play a part in blocking the deal.
EU-Mercosur threatens people’s right, the planet & democracy
After more than 20 years of secretive negotiations, an agreement has been announced on the EU-Mercosur free-trade deal.
What are the next steps for the EU-Mercosur trade deal?
Before implementation, the accord faces a key test in Europe amid stiff resistance from France and some other EU members.
EU companies in PH support free trade deal
European companies support the resumption of negotiations for the EU-Philippines free trade agreement with 85 percent of survey respondents viewing it as critical to their business strategies.
EU chief pushes to close Mercosur free trade deal despite French opposition
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said a free-trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc is "in sight" but faces resistance ahead of a two-day summit in Uruguay.
Italy wants changes to EU-Mercosur trade deal’s agriculture sections, minister says
Italy wants changes to agricultural sections of the draft EU-Mercosur trade deal with South American countries, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said.
Make Conventions 87 and 98 core agenda in EU-Thailand free trade talks
Thai unionists have called on the EU and the Thai government to include ILO Conventions 87 and 98 in the EU-Thailand Free Trade Agreements to safeguard labour rights.
The Mercosur deal — why would the EU trust a man like Milei?
The EU’s climate hypocrisy is exposed yet again: while Argentina’s far-right president Javier Milei threatens to exit the Paris Agreement, the EU is turning a deaf ear and rushing to finalise the climate-wrecking EU-Mercosur trade deal.
India-EU FTA: Investment chapter to include FDI liberalisation, exclude protection, arbitration
The proposed India-EU Free Trade Agreement is likely to focus on investment liberalisation, while keeping investment protection and arbitration out of the pact, to be negotiated separately in a bilateral investment treaty.
Latest trade talks with EU gain ground
The fourth round of negotiations for the Thailand-European Union free trade agreement (FTA) finished with conclusions on the good regulatory practices and transparency chapters.