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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11549

12 May 2016
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / (ae) mercosur
Clear Parliament support for trade talks but not to detriment of agriculture

Brussels, 11/05/2016 (Agence Europe) - In a debate in plenary session on Tuesday 10 May, a large number of MEPs reaffirmed their support for the free-trade negotiations taking place between the EU and Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) but made clear that European agriculture had to be protected.

“We have to take advantage of the political changeover in Argentina to make progress. We have missed a great many opportunities for our two markets over the last ten years. There...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
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