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The EU says that its trade deal with Mercosur will save firms €4bn in export duties per year — but France and Italy are demanding a postponement (Photo: European Commission)

Mercosur trade pact a test of 'credibility', warns EU Commission after France demands delay

The EU Commission has urged France and Italy not to derail its trade accord with the South American bloc Mercosur, which it described on Monday as a test of the EU’s “credibility”.  

France, which has been one of the main sceptics of the Mercosur deal throughout th...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

The EU says that its trade deal with Mercosur will save firms €4bn in export duties per year — but France and Italy are demanding a postponement (Photo: European Commission)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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