30/03/2017 (Agence Europe) – The Council of the EU may grant the Commission a mandate to negotiate a free-trade agreement with New Zealand by May or June, a diplomatic source told EUROPE on Thursday 30 March. However, the Council will remain very much on it guard, given New Zealand's“mega-offensive” interest in the agricultural sector, as 70% of its exports to Europe are agricultural products, the source explained. There is also the question of the “point” of a trade deal in...