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European Farmers Continue Protests Against EU-MERCOSUR Free Trade Agreement
09 Jan 2026 15:32 GMT
… agreement (FTA) between the European Union and The Southern Common … notably, the AP-7 highway in both directions in the … roads as part of wider farmer protests across the EU against the EU … farmers are blocking several highways, particularly near the Belgian …
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EU countries back Mercosur trade deal as Irish farmers to stage protest in Athlone
09 Jan 2026 15:32 GMT
… protests across the EU, blocking French and Belgian highways and marching in … Poland on Friday.
Ambassadors from the EU … the EU-Mercosur trade deal and why is it contentious?
European Union countries …
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EU countries back Mercosur trade deal despite farmer opposition
09 Jan 2026 13:47 GMT
… protests across the EU, blocking French and Belgian highways and marching in … Poland on Friday.
Ambassadors from the EU … the EU-Mercosur trade deal and why is it contentious?
European Union countries …
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EU states back record South America trade deal after 25 years
09 Jan 2026 14:19 GMT
… led by France, the European Union's largest agricultural … , BLOCK HIGHWAYS Farmers have launched protests across the EU, blocking … French and Belgian highways and marching … support it," Greenpeace EU campaigner Lis Cunha said. …
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EU envoys provisionally approve signing of record Mercosur trade deal
09 Jan 2026 12:44 GMT
… led by France, the European Union’s largest agricultural producer, … the EU, blocking French and Belgian highways and marching … in Poland on Friday.
Ambassadors from the EU … Friday, according to one EU diplomat.
French Agriculture Minister …
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EU states approve Mercosur trade deal despite France's opposition
09 Jan 2026 13:12 GMT
… strategically, diplomatically, for the European Union," Commission spokesman Olof Gill … America, according to the EU. 'biggest free … we have negotiated," EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic … Belgian colleagues blocked major roads across the country in …
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EU countries green-light Mercosur trade deal despite France's opposition
09 Jan 2026 15:14 GMT
A majority of the European Union's 27 members on … Mercosur agreement – the biggest the EU has ever agreed – continues to … it.
The result clears EU Commission President Ursula von der … the deal, with farmers blockading roads on Thursday and Friday.
Before …
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A demonstrator drives a tractor with a placard reading 'Stop the EU-MERCOSUR Agreement' as they take part in an action aiming at slowing down the traffic with their tractors on Paris' ring road to push France's government to block the …
09 Jan 2026 12:41 GMT
… strategically, diplomatically, for the European Union," commission spokesman Olof Gill … we have negotiated," EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic … Belgian colleagues blocked major roads across the country in … Bercero, a former top EU trade negotiator now with …
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EU states’ nod on Mercosur trade deal ends 25-year wait
09 Jan 2026 12:55 GMT
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European Union ambassadors have given a … opponents led by France, the EU’s largest agricultural producer, have … the EU as the vote has neared. French and Belgian highways … , dairy products and wines.
EU exports are dominated by machinery …
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EU Clears Historic Mercosur Deal, Reshaping Global Trade
09 Jan 2026 14:51 GMT
… trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc … in Latin America.
EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic … intensified, with tractors blocking roads in Paris and parts … To address agricultural concerns, EU ambassadors approved additional safeguard …