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EU&Mercosur trade deal signing postponed as France and Italy seek more safeguards
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen told EU leaders at a summit in Brussels that the signing of a free trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur would be postponed to January, diplomatic sources said, amid French-led opposition to the mammoth transatlantic pact that sparked angry protests by farmers in Brussels on Thursday.
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen told EU leaders at a summit in Brussels that the signing of a free trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur would be postponed to January, diplomatic sources said, amid French-led opposition to the mammoth transatlantic pact that sparked angry protests by farmers in Brussels on Thursday.
