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EU-Mercosur trade deal passes test in Brussels. Approval in sight after 25 years

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EU-Mercosur trade deal passes test in Brussels. Approval in sight after 25 years

The trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur is expected to be formally approved at 17:00 (16:00 Lisbon time) upon conclusion of the written procedure, a European source told Lusa, and could be signed on the 12th in Paraguay. In an initial vote by the ambassadors of the Member States to the EU (Coreper), the proposal passed, despite the votes ...

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