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Hot Topics in International Trade - February 2026 - Mercosur Update
05 Feb 2026 21:08 GMT
… by the European Parliament and the Council. The broader EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement … —essential for Europe’s green and digital transitions.
On the Mercosur side … or constrain the process.
The EU-Mercosur agreement has cleared meaningful institutional …
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‘Opposition has done the heavy lifting’ in resisting Mercosur – senator
05 Feb 2026 19:49 GMT
… " in opposing the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, according to … real work in opposing Mercosur at European level".
Campaigned against … ;actively engage with other EU member states to protect … discussing the threat Mercosur posed to EU food safety and …
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Imamoglu urges EU to modernize the customs union with Turkey
05 Feb 2026 19:38 GMT
… the EU's free trade agreements with the Mercosur bloc … .
Imamoğlu also criticized the European Commission's … are closely integrated into European supply chains, such as … urgent comprehensive reform.
The European Commission proposed to start …
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What the EU–India deal means for global trade
05 Feb 2026 19:23 GMT
… for sensitive sectors in Europe: the EU maintains tariffs on beef … might enjoy cheaper European cars, while Europe’s farmers are … it signed an agreement with Mercosur, a South American trade … The legal uncertainty around Mercosur shows how well-intentioned …
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Europe distrusts — but depends on — America. Can it afford to walk away?
05 Feb 2026 18:44 GMT
… at Capital Economics.
Still, Europe cannot afford complacency as it … a bloc referred to as Mercosur – after decades of negotiations.
… Washington but that “neither Mercosur nor India will be able … in European trade.”
According to the EU Council, the EU and …
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İmamoğlu urges EU to modernize customs union, says reforms will follow opposition victory
05 Feb 2026 17:09 GMT
… urging urgent modernization of the EU-Turkey customs union, warning … -free between Turkey and the EU, its largest trading partner. … to the EU’s free trade agreements with the Mercosur bloc … trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, at the Gran …
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Unions in Brussels: defence and aerospace sectors are fine, but the EU must not stand still
05 Feb 2026 17:06 GMT
… on the part of the EU,” says Daniela Pilas, national … clean and accessible energy for European industries,” according to the … overall impoverishment of the European industrial fabric and the … European markets, in light of recent trade agreements with Mercosur …
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World AFP EU close to sealing trade deal with Australia
05 Feb 2026 14:09 GMT
… significant access to the European market for its agricultural … South American Mercosur bloc, and then with India.
The EU is … standards and banned pesticides.
European agricultural lobby groups will be … Australia on Thursday, saying Europe was "very interested …
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Mercosur deal approved over opposition
05 Feb 2026 13:05 GMT
Chris McCullough
For Agri-View
A huge row recently erupted regarding beef imported into Ireland and other European Union countries from Brazil, because part of the shipment contained banned growth hormones. It’s been confirmed that 128 kilograms of the …
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Sugar factories are closing in the European Union
05 Feb 2026 13:02 GMT
… of the EU-Mercosur agreement could begin even before the European Court of … the European sugar industry in the EU itself? After all, the EU-Mercosur agreement … its processed products on the European market.
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