Deal objected to by France will, if ratified, cut tariffs on trade with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay
The EU executive has struck a deeply controversial trade deal with four South American countries, overriding objections from France and triggering an immediate call for protest from European farmers.
Ursula von der Leyen, the European commission president, flew to Montevideo to sign what she called a “historic agreement” with the four founding members of Mercosur: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
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