EU-Mercosur Trade Deal Set for Provisional Start Despite Legal Challenge

By admin January 22, 2026 No comment

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The European Union’s long-awaited free trade agreement with Mercosur countries is likely to be applied provisionally from as early as March, according to an EU diplomat. The move could go ahead once the first Mercosur nation ratifies the pact, with Paraguay expected to do so in the coming weeks, allowing parts of the deal to […]

EU Lawmakers Consider Legal Challenge to Mercosur Deal

By admin January 21, 2026 No comment

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EU lawmakers are set to vote on Wednesday whether to refer the European Union’s free trade agreement with Mercosur—comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay—to the EU Court of Justice. A legal challenge by 144 lawmakers could delay the deal by up to two years and potentially block its implementation. The agreement, the EU’s largest-ever trade […]

French Farmers Step Up Protests Against Mercosur Trade Deal by Targeting Imports

By admin January 12, 2026 No comment

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French farmers intensified their protests on Monday by stopping trucks and checking imported food at key transport hubs, including the country’s largest container port at Le Havre and on a major motorway north of Paris. The actions were aimed at opposing the EU-Mercosur free-trade deal, which farmers say would expose them to unfair competition from […]

French Farmers Block Paris Over Mercosur Trade Deal

By admin January 8, 2026 No comment

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French farmers staged a pre-dawn blockade of roads and landmarks in Paris to protest the European Union’s proposed trade agreement with South American Mercosur nations. Members of the Coordination Rurale union, joined later by FNSEA and young farmers’ groups, drove tractors along the Champs Élysées and around the Arc de Triomphe, causing traffic jams stretching […]

EU Scrambles to Secure Italy’s Support for Mercosur Trade Deal Amid Growing Opposition

By admin December 16, 2025 No comment

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The European Union and Germany are making an urgent push to persuade Italy to support a long-delayed free trade agreement with South America’s Mercosur bloc, warning the deal could collapse if it is not signed soon. The pact, negotiated over 25 years, would be the EU’s largest trade agreement in terms of tariff reductions, but […]

France Pushes to Delay EU Mercosur Trade Deal Vote Amid Farmer Protests

By admin December 15, 2025 No comment

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France is urging the European Union to delay a vote on ratifying the EU–Mercosur free trade agreement, citing strong opposition from farmers and recent protests across the country. The deal with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, signed a year ago but not yet ratified, aims to open new markets for European exporters facing pressure from […]

Greece Enacts Measures to Combat ‘Goat Plague’ Outbreak

By admin July 30, 2024 No comment

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Greece has imposed a nationwide ban on the transportation of sheep and goats to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious disease known as “goat plague.” The agriculture ministry announced that the movement of these animals for breeding, fattening, and slaughter is prohibited across the country. New cases of the virus, known as Peste des […]

Italy hit by severe flooding after heavy rain

By admin May 18, 2024 No comment

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Storms and heavy rainfall have caused significant flooding in northern Italy, with cities like Padua and Vicenza heavily affected. Emergency services have been using dinghies to rescue residents, and footage shows cars floating in the streets. The governor of the Veneto region described the severe weather as a “water bomb.” In contrast, southern Italy,

‘Worst floods in decades’ hit Kazakhstan and Russia

By admin April 8, 2024 No comment

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Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from 10 northern regions in Kazakhstan due to flooding, caused by the melting snow. The authorities have taken swift action to ensure the safety of residents amidst the worsening situation. Across the border in Russia, an oil refinery in Orsk, situated approximately 1,800km southeast of Moscow, has […]

Alicudi: Italian island offers goats up for adoption

By admin April 4, 2024 No comment

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The mayor of a remote Italian island, overwhelmed by an excess of wild goats, is proposing to give them away. Riccardo Gullo conceived the idea after a census revealed that the goat population outnumbered the island’s human inhabitants by sixfold, with only 100 residents. These goats, adept at navigating the island’s steep terrain in Alicudi, […]