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EU and Mercosur trade bloc finalise free trade deal opposed by France

The European Union and South America's Mercosur trade bloc said Friday they had finalised a free trade agreement that has been decades in the making. But the deal faces a tortuous battle for approval in Europe given opposition from France and other member states.

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EU And S.America Countries Conclude Mercosur Trade Deal

The EU and four South American countries have concluded a huge, but controversial trade deal that is opposed by France and many European farmers, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced on Friday.

International Business Times

European Union and Mercosur trade bloc announce free trade deal that’s 25 years in the making

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the European Union and the Mercosur trade bloc have agreed to terms for a long-anticipated free trade deal

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EU Chief Meeting South American Leaders To Try To Close Trade Deal

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet leaders of South America's Mercosur bloc on Friday, aiming to push through a controversial pact to create the world's biggest free trade zone despite last-minute resistance.

International Business Times

Mercosur deal in sight as EU chief von der Leyen pushes past French objections

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in Uruguay for the final stages in years-long negotiations to clinch a controversial trade deal between the EU and the South American Mercosur trade bloc that would create a transatlantic market of some 700 million people.

Radio France Internationale

EU chief in Uruguay for final talks on a huge trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has arrived in Uruguay for the final stages in years-long negotiations to clinch a trade deal between the 27-nation EU and the South American Mercosur trade bloc that would create a trans-Atlantic market of some 700 million people

The Independent UK

Von Der Leyen Heads To EU-Mercosur Summit For Trade Deal

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Thursday her participation at a summit of South America's Mercosur bloc, saying a controversial free-trade deal between the EU and the group was within reach.

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Russian spies plotted ‘fake blood’ protest at London embassy, jurors told

The UK-based ringleader, Orlin Roussev, had brainstormed ideas with his Russian spymaster, the Old Bailey heard.

Evening Standard

Brussels, Not Paris, Will Decide EU-Mercosur Trade Deal: Lula

France does not get to decide whether a free trade deal between the EU and South America's Mercosur bloc goes ahead -- only Brussels does, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday.

International Business Times

EU parliament green lights von der Leyen’s new EU Commission amid rising challenges

The European Parliament has given the final greenlight for EU chief Ursula von der Leyen's new executive commission to start work, as the bloc faces mounting challenges.

Radio France Internationale

Von der Leyen calls for more EU defence spending after narrow election victory

European Commission president says average spending in Europe is 1.9% of GDP, while Russia’s is 9%

The Guardian - UK

What To Expect From The New EU Top Team's First 100 Days

Ursula von der Leyen's new European Commission is expected to officially start its work next week, with the European Parliament set to give it the all-clear in Strasbourg on Wednesday.

International Business Times

New EU Commission To Get All Clear As Daunting Task Awaits

The European Parliament is set Wednesday to give the final greenlight for EU chief Ursula von der Leyen's new executive to start work, as the bloc faces mounting challenges.

International Business Times

European parliament reaches deal on approving von der Leyen’s top team

European Commission should take office on 1 December after centre-right EPP and Socialists forge compromise

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For the first time in its history, we could be looking at a genuinely rightwing European Union

Ursula von der Leyen knows that her new commission will need support from the kind of hard-right parties it once swore to shun, says Alberto Alemanno of HEC Paris

International Business Times

'Devil Is In The Details,' EU Chief Says Of S.America Trade Deal

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday "the devil is always in the details" as she spoke of a budding South America trade deal that France has vowed to block at all costs.

Evening Standard

Donald Trump advisor warns UK to prioritise US above 'socialist' European Union if it wants trade deal

Britain urged to align with America as president elect threatens global trade war

The Guardian - UK

Italy’s Albania asylum deal has become a political disaster for Giorgia Meloni

Pact hailed as EU migration breakthrough in tatters after judges rule asylum seekers must be transferred to Italy

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EU chief taps Estonia's Kallas and France's Séjourné as EU Commission VPs

Estonia's ex-prime minister Kaja Kallas and France's ex-foreign minister Stéphane Séjourné are among six vice-presidents chosen by EU chief Ursula von der Leyen to lead her new European Commission. They are set to face scrutiny from lawmakers in Brussels on Tuesday during the final day of a week-long confirmations hearings…

International Business Times

EU Top Team Heavyweights Face Parliament Test

The heavyweights of the EU's new top team are to be quizzed by lawmakers in Brussels on Tuesday during confirmation hearings that are set to lay bare political dividing lines within the bloc.

The Guardian - UK

EU leaders vow to make bloc more competitive in face of Trump threat

Budapest meeting finds consensus on need to raise growth and productivity as ‘America first’ protectionism looms

The Guardian - UK

Leaders urge stronger action to defend Europe after Trump’s re-election

EPC talks in Budapest hear calls for unity on continent as former US president’s return to White House brings uncertainty

The Guardian - UK

Why Donald Trump’s return is a disaster for Europe

We face the prospect of a debilitating trade war – and an emboldened Putin. The EU and UK must now work together, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK

Von der Leyen’s Cop29 absence sends ‘fatal signal’, say watchers

MEPs express concern for EU climate leadership as commission head confirms she will miss Baku summit

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