EU divided over Mercosur trade deal
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva issued a sharp ultimatum to European leaders on Wednesday, declaring that if the long-awaited EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is not signed this Saturday,
Thousands of European farmers are converging on Brussels on Thursday to protest against the EU-Mercosur treaty as European leaders meet for a summit. Protesters are worried about the prospect of an influx of South American products into the bloc and the reform of agricultural subsidies.
Coming up today: a real chance for peace. At key talks in Berlin, European leaders have declared to have made ‘significant progress’ on ending the war in Ukraine but insisted that ‘nothing is agreed until everything is agreed.