Can France block the Mercosur agreement ?
Europe Today5 Dec 2024

Can France block the Mercosur agreement ?

Will France manage to kill off the Mercosur agreement?

Today and tomorrow, 5 and 6 December, crucial negotiations to finalise the EU-Mercosur agreement take place in Uruguay. If approved, the trade deal involving the EU and the South American bloc, comprising Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia, would become the EU’s largest trade agreement in terms of population and trade volume. But France continues to oppose it, leaving no room for compromise.

Today Radio Schuman analyses the situation before the starting of the negotiations with Euronews reporter Peggy Colin.

In the second bloc of the podcast, we had a look at former European Commissioner Didier Ryenders's case and at an agenda item at the transport council where EU ministers are set to make some decisions on driving license rules.

On the last segment of the show, Radio Schuman look at what is the European country where buying a house is so expensive - spoiler alert, the country leading the ranking has a good reputation for certain type of beers...

Today's Radio Schuman is hosted by Shona Murray and produced by journalist and production assistant Eleonora Vasques. Audio editing by David Brodheim and music by Alexandre Jas.

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