The meeting of trade ministers in Brussels on Thursday 25 May was an opportunity to reiterate the divergent positions of certain Member States on the EU/Mercosur trade agreement. While the Swedish Presidency of the EU Council and most EU countries want to conclude the negotiations and ratify the agreement as quickly as possible, some members, such as France and Austria, continue to express their reluctance.
“France has set extremely clear conditions. It has to be said that, at this...