MEPs inflicted a major defeat on the EU Commission’s trade agenda on Wednesday (21 January), after narrowly passing a resolution that effectively delays ratification of the Mercosur trade pact, ...

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Patrick O’Donovan has said Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael MEPs will oppose the EU-Mercosur agreement when it is brought to the European Parliament. Speaking on Limerick’s Live 95 radio, the Minister for ...

Patrick O’Donovan has said Fianna Fail and Fine Gael MEPs will oppose the EU-Mercosur agreement when it is brought to the European Parliament. Speaking on Limerick’s Live 95 radio, the Minister for ...

European Union (EU) states have approved a significant trade deal with a bloc of South American countries, opening up a big new market for European producers but drawing backlash from farmers. The ...

The European Commission’s attempt to kickstart a homegrown battery industry with a €1.5bn booster plan failed to convince the EU Parliament, with MEPs from across party lines warning that the funding ...

EU member states on Friday gave the green light to the signing of the Mercosur agreement, paving the way for a vast trade bloc taking in more than 700 million people across Europe and Latin America.

The European Parliament has voted by a razor-thin margin to send the controversial Mercosur trade deal to the European Court of Justice – delaying ratification of the pact by at least 18 months. The ...

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