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How is the French government trying to calm farmers' protests?
Unfair competition from imports and fair pay are two of the issues farmers are protesting over.
EU-Mercosur trade talks still alive, Brussels says in rebuke to Macron
The European Commission assured on Tuesday that talks on the EU-Mercosur trade agreement continue after a French official claimed President Emmanuel Macron had convinced the bloc's executive to bury the deal.
Leaders of Germany and Brazil push for EU-Mercosur trade pact
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told reporters in Berlin that they support the trade deal for the EU and Mercosur, comprised of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Victory of Argentina's Milei could scupper EU-Mercosur trade deal
The political outsider has had a meteoric rise to power, only stepping onto the scene in 2021.
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How EU deforestation rules are hampering Mercosur trade deal
Despite Brazil facing challenges in adhering to EU regulations on deforestation, Greenpeace claims that the bloc is willing to compromise on certain single-use plastic standards to finalise the deal.
Lula berates the EU for making 'threats' in talks for Mercosur deal
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticised the European Union for making environmental demands during negotiations of a free trade deal.
South American trade bloc Mercosur holds summit for EU trade deal
The South American trade bloc Mercosur has opened a two-day summit with hopes of securing a deal with the European Union
Von der Leyen commits to concluding EU-Mercosur deal by end of year
The European Commission President toured countries in the region this week, as she looked to get backing for the long-delayed trade agreement.
Latin America wants 'political relationship' with EU
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement has been on hold for a number of years now.
Macron says it is the end of 'water abundance' in Agricultural Show
Emmanuel Macron opened the French Agricultural Show saying that a trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur countries "is not possible" if they don't respect the same environmental and sanitary rules as Europeans.
Explained: Why the EU-Mercosur trade deal could be ratified this year
Negotiations between the two blocs — Mercosur includes Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay — started in 2000 and were concluded in June 2019.
Brazil's Lula meets Argentina's leader in bid to restore relations
Brazil's President Lula begins his international tour in Argentina before he departs for more visits with his other South American neighbours and later, Washington in February.
EU-Brazil relations set to change following Lula victory, says expert
The EU-Mercosur trade deal is still to be ratified by member states, after being put on hold since 2019.
EU-Mercosur: Elections in Brazil could change trade relationship
Former president Lula da Silva vowed to get EU-Mercosur deal up and running in six months if re-elected.
EU-Mercosur trade deal 'suicide' without green clauses, says MEP
But Brazil's ambassador to the EU says the bloc would be missing out on a great opportunity if it failed to ratify the trade deal.
Indigenous Amazonians fighting for lives say battle is for whole world
Many indigenous people to the Amazon are fighting for their lives as their home, the rainforest, is destroyed. They say that the battle to save it involves the whole international community, not just them, as without it climate change will be unstoppable.
Was von der Leyen's charm offensive enough to get MEP approval?
Von der Leyen finished her meetings with political groups in Brussels, but it's unclear if she will win the absolute majority of votes in Strasbourg. In other news, Angela Merkel decided to change protocol to prevent her from shaking. All this and more in the State of the Union.
EU-Mercosur deal: Is the agreement a threat to European agriculture?
Twenty years after negotiations began, the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur reached a free-trade agreement on Friday, but farmers have raised concerns
What's in the historic EU-Mercosur free-trade deal? | Euronews Answers
After two decades of negotiations, the EU and South American bloc Mercosur announced they reached a "historic" agreement on a free-trade treaty on Friday.
What's in the historic deal and what are its critics' concerns?
The Brief: European farmer's beef with Mercosur trade deal
With talks underway in Brussels about the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, we are in Melles, in the Belgian countryside where a number of small scale beef producers are based to talk about their concerns of opening up European markets to Latin America.