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EU Trade Policy Under Pressure After Irish Protests 2026
10 Jan 2026 20:10 GMT
… farmers that decisions shaped in Brussels increasingly overlook the realities … European Union and South American nations including Brazil and Argentina, reducing tariffs … that EU trade policy risks contradicting Europe’s climate commitments if imports are …
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UAE’s Lana Nusseibeh participates in European Council presidency transition ceremony
10 Jan 2026 20:10 GMT
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Cyprus commenced presidency prioritising EU enlargement … hydrogen import corridors. UAE facilitated the European Commission … market access barriers, tariff harmonization, and regulatory … that align with Brussels’ reform benchmarks. A …
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The Strategic Significance of Hungary’s Israel Policy in Europe
10 Jan 2026 19:08 GMT
… continuous institutional inertia in Brussels that has become increasingly … ban on Russian gas imports effective the end of … .politico.eu/article/eu-unveils-plans-hit-israel-with-tariffs-sanctions-amid … /en/europe/;4-eu-nations-voted-no-to-un- …
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Thousands of Irish farmers protest EU’s Mercosur trade deal
10 Jan 2026 17:08 GMT
… Europe, while the EU would export machinery, chemicals and pharmaceuticals under reduced tariffs … European farmers, who fear their livelihoods will be undercut by cheaper imports … would not be undermined by imports produced under less stringent regulations …
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Spain welcomes EU green light for Mercosur pact after decades of talks, as France fails to block accord
10 Jan 2026 15:30 GMT
… the EU and Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay by eliminating import tariffs on … save European companies around four billion euros annually in customs duties and … allowing preferential tariffs on agricultural goods to be suspended if imports surge …
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EU-Mercosur deal moves forward, despite objections from member states and farmers
10 Jan 2026 15:09 GMT
… protests from farmers across Europe, the EU has officially advanced their … forward after the ‘Trump Tariffs’.
Public backlash
This past … the case of surges in imports for crucial agricultural products. … a much higher risk.
Brussels Morning is a daily online …
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India-EU FTA: Outstanding issues remain, but ‘good progress’ made
10 Jan 2026 14:52 GMT
… Piyush Goyal and his EU counterpart in Brussels this week. But both … over the EU’s carbon tax and steel import quotas and … Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa to … Trump’s unpredictable tariff regime, both India and the EU had aimed …
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Thousands of Irish farmers protest against EU-Mercosur trade deal
10 Jan 2026 14:35 GMT
… ImagesMajor Mercosur exports to the EU include agricultural products and minerals … and pharmaceuticals with lowered tariffs applied.
But many European farmers fear their … won’t be “undermined” by imports with less stringent regulations, said …
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EU–Mercosur trade deal row: Why are Irish farmers protesting against the pact; what’s at stake
10 Jan 2026 13:49 GMT
… demonstration of European farmers outside the EU Summit meeting in Brussels. (Photo credit … minerals, while European exporters would benefit from lower tariffs on machinery, … to large volumes of cheaper imports, particularly beef, from South America …
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After 25 years of talks, EU & Mercosur agree to the highly contested free trade agreement
10 Jan 2026 13:46 GMT
… touches to the deal in Brussels.
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD … US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on countries around the … have argued that cheap imports may undercut European farmers in products including … 5bn) a year in export duties.
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