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Steenhuisen: How 2025 strengthened South African agriculture
21 Dec 2025 13:06 GMT
… global markets and modernising agricultural regulation to strengthening biosecurity … for South African agriculture.
Message from Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen … on pushing back against the European Union’s increasingly protectionist regulations, …
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Brazilian President Lula Calls EU to Seek ‘Political Courage’ Over Mercosur Trade Deal
21 Dec 2025 10:40 GMT
… and the European Union will be signed in January.
Top EU officials … than 26 years.
The agricultural sector argues that a flood … of cheap agricultural imports produced under the … more relaxed environmental and agricultural standards of some South …
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Lula asks EU to show 'courage' and sign Mercosur trade deal
21 Dec 2025 08:51 GMT
… received a letter from EU leaders expressing confidence that …
The agreement would help the European Union export more vehicles, machinery, … , honey and soybeans.
Some EU nations, such as Germany and … of cheaper goods from agricultural giant Brazil and its …
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Bulgaria Absorbed Nearly €36 Billion in Grants Since Transition, Over 90% from the EU
21 Dec 2025 08:39 GMT
… in the European Union. The largest share comes through EU operational … funding under the Common Agricultural Policy, estimated at around … euro.
In addition to EU funds, Bulgaria has received … organizations.
By sector, agriculture absorbs the largest share …
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A strategic opportunity: The final stretch of the Mercosur–European Union agreement
20 Dec 2025 19:54 GMT
… an insurmountable obstacle. South American agriculture has demonstrated a remarkable capacity … influence. The agreement with the European Union makes it possible to break … decades. Preferential access to the EU can encourage productive coordination among …
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Lula hopes for a January signing of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement despite European resistance
21 Dec 2025 02:52 GMT
… trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur would be … least two-thirds of the European Union member states. Italy… address the concerns of the agricultural sector.
“Without political … partners.
If signed, the EU-Mercosur agreement would create …
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Brazilian president Lula calls EU to seek 'political courage' over Mercosur trade deal
20 Dec 2025 21:42 GMT
… and the European Union will be signed in January.
Top EU officials … than 26 years.
The agricultural sector argues that a flood … of cheap agricultural imports produced under the … more relaxed environmental and agricultural standards of some South …
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French Farmers Persist with Road Blockades Amid Lumpy Skin Disease Outbreak and EU-Mercosur Trade Deal Opposition, Defying Government Calls for Holiday Truce
20 Dec 2025 19:50 GMT
… of ongoing nationwide agricultural protests against government … a broader wave of agricultural mobilization across France, … Sébastien Lecornu met with agricultural union representatives on Friday … the Mercosur deal alongside EU agricultural policy reforms.
As …
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Brazil's Lula asks EU to show 'courage' and sign Mercosur trade deal
20 Dec 2025 16:19 GMT
… received a letter from EU leaders expressing confidence that … The agreement would help the European Union export more vehicles, machinery, … of cheaper goods from agricultural giant Brazil and its … a Brussels meeting of EU leaders on Thursday, rolling …
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Angry French Farmers Protest Cattle Culls & EU-Mercosur Deal, Disrupt Roads and Government
20 Dec 2025 16:44 GMT
… mandatory cattle culls and the EU-Mercosur trade deal. In Montauban … South American imports threaten local agriculture. European farming groups, including Copa …