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Heiner Flassbeck: Mercosur, Ludwig Erhard and German mercantilism
24 Jan 2026 20:46 GMT
With a scandalous ruling, the German Constitutional Court not only calls into question the legal system of the EU, but also proves that it is totally incapable of understanding a multilateral economic order. Heiner Flassbeck […]
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EU “MERCOSUR Free Trade Agreement
24 Jan 2026 18:23 GMT
… LOSERS WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Although European leaders have presented … and energy projects where European firms are highly competitive … battle over the European model: Europe as an industrial … Beyond the economy, the EU–MERCOSUR agreement must also address …
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'We're not very good at selling the EU': FM Xavier Bettel on global tensions, trade, and domestic politics
24 Jan 2026 17:59 GMT
… terrorist organisations.
Turning to Europe, the Foreign Minister … his support for the EU-Mercosur agreement with South American … doubts from the European Parliament, the European Commission is unlikely … and fully aligned with European standards.
Regarding the …
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From Davos to New Delhi: The EU–India trade deal could reshape global order
24 Jan 2026 16:04 GMT
… multilateral norms weaken, the EU and India are moving toward … global GDP. Both the EU President and India’s Minister … , for example, with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), … with the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), consisting of Argentina, Brazil, …
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As India, EU near free-trade agreement, here’s what’s at stake
24 Jan 2026 14:40 GMT
… significance.
Addressing the European Parliament recently, the EU vice president said the … made by EU legislators earlier this week to contest the Mercosur agreement … soon as at least one Mercosur country ratifies, showing its urgency …
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German Greens outraged climate-destroying, pesticide-laced Mercosur free trade was blocked in the EU parliament
24 Jan 2026 11:43 GMT
… the EU by 2030.
Now, his promotion of Mercosur would flood Europe with … banned in the EU but used in Mercosur states. The lack … of the left in Europe voted for Mercosur should bury the idea … European right that played the decisive role in stopping the Mercosur …
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Fidesz MEP slams Mercosur, calls Hungarian opposition leader’s actions ‘hypocritical political farce’
24 Jan 2026 11:43 GMT
… backing of the catastrophic Mercosur free trade deal, … 20 percent in the EU budget, which, together … Moreover, incoming products from Mercosur countries do not comply … European Parliament, the European People’s Party (EPP), is fully supporting the Mercosur …
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‘We won’t be stopped’ – German chancellor demands EU pushes ahead on Mercosur agreement after EP sends it to ECJ
24 Jan 2026 11:43 GMT
Despite the European Parliament’s rejection of the Mercosur trade agreement with South … German chancellor noted that the EU parliament vote “misjudges the geopolitical … European Commission.
Brussels has been negotiating a free trade agreement with Mercosur …
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India, EU set to announce conclusion of Free Trade talks
24 Jan 2026 08:49 GMT
… Minister Narendra Modi meets European Council President Antonio … and ratified by the European Parliament a process … lower tariffs on selected European products, particularly automobiles and … EU recently finalised a landmark deal with South America’s Mercosur …
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Lesson EU leaders took from Davos is that they need to stop appeasing Trump
24 Jan 2026 06:45 GMT
… another source familiar discussions among European leaders. “The lesson … popular with European voters.
Never forget the EU’s undiminished … course, to delay the Mercosur trade agreement with South … is turning away from Europe, Europe decides to turn away …