El Salvador Proposes EU-like ‘Central American Union’
Salvadoran Vice President Félix Ulloa is proposing the creation of a “Central American Union” similar to the European Union.
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E.U. to Ban Brazilian Meat Imports from September over Use of Antibiotics
The European Union (E.U.) is set to ban Brazilian meat imports on September 3 over the use of antibiotics to stimulate growth unless producers show compliance with safety regulations before the deadline — an announcement that comes roughly two weeks after the E.U. provisionally kicked off its controversial free trade deal with Mercosur.
First Farmer Protests Against Fuel Prices Break Out in France
In what may prove to be the first shot across the bow for broader unrest in the months to come, French farmers once again took to their tractors in Lyon on Monday to protest the rising cost of fuel in the country.
EU to Implement South American Trade Deal Despite Vote Demanding Judicial Review
The European Union is willing to implement a sweeping free trade agreement with the Mercosur group of South American countries on a provisional basis, the head of the EU’s executive commission said Friday, despite a vote by the EU parliament to delay ratification for legal review.
EU Signs Major Mercosur South American Trade Deal Despite French Farmer Opposition
The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement on Saturday, capping more than a quarter-century of torturous negotiations to strengthen commercial ties in the face of rising protectionism and trade tensions around the world.
Farmers Blockade Paris with Tractors over EU Trade Deal with South America
French farmers gathered in their tractors in a blockade around the National Assembly in Paris to protest against the Mercosur trade deal between the European Union and several South American nations.
‘We Will Not Die in Silence’: Farmers Overwhelm Police in Paris to Protest Outside National Assembly
Leaders of a farmer’s union arrested as tractors overwhelm police roadblocks to drive into centre of Paris to protest a forthcoming EU deal.
Milei Applauds Trump Pressure on Maduro, Urges Mercosur to Back U.S.
President of Argentina Javier Milei over the weekend welcomed President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on Venezuela’s socialist Maduro regime during the latest Heads of State summit of the Mercosur trade bloc. Milei urged the bloc’s member states to back the
Pictures: Farmers Pelt Police With Potatoes in Protest Against Agriculture-Destroying EU Trade Deal
Police, who held a line at the very gate of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium were pelted with potatoes by angry farmers.
Trump Considering Free Trade Deal with Argentina
President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would consider signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with President Javier Milei of Argentina.
Brazil Socialists Enact ‘Free Trade’ Deal with Palestinian Authority
The socialist government of Brazil announced on Monday that it had enacted a free trade agreement with the Palestinian Authority, the organization in charge of the West Bank, in a show of solidarity with the anti-Israel cause.
Brazil’s Lula Pressures South America Trade Bloc to Ink Trade Deal with China
Brazilian radical leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made calls on Wednesday for the South American trade bloc Mercosur, which Brazil helped establish, to “urgently” seal a long-awaited trade deal with the European Union so that it can move on to the same with communist China.
South American Trade Bloc Mercosur Rejects Zelensky Speaking Request
The government of Paraguay confirmed on Wednesday that it did not accept a request by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to address Thursday’s Mercosur summit, a rare rejection of a head of state who has made video appearances at international events critical to war efforts against invading Russia.
Bolsonaro Channels Trump to South American Trade Bloc: ‘I Want Brazil to Be Great’
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro cited President Donald Trump’s “make America great again” slogan during a speech to the South American trading bloc Mercosur on Wednesday, defending regional sovereignty and insisting that he wanted Brazil and the other members of the bloc to be “great” individually, as well.
Macron Threatens to Veto EU-Mercosur Trade Deal If Brazil’s ‘Tropical Trump’ Pulls out of Climate Accord
The progressive president of France Emmanuel Macron has threatened to veto the European Union-South American trade deal if Brazil’s president-elect Jair Bolsonaro pulls out of the Paris Climate Agreement.
Marco Rubio: ‘Very Strong Argument’ for Military Invasion of Venezuela
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) indicated in a Spanish-language interview with Univisión last week that the United States should consider a military intervention in Venezuela.
