Several European leaders were questioned about their current view of the discussions on the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement (FTA) at the European summit in Brussels on 1 February, at a time when this unfinalised agreement has become a lightning rod for the anger of farmers, a delegation of whom demonstrated violently outside the European Parliament on the same day (see other news).
Divisions remain between supporters and detractors of the agreement. For the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro...