The end of negotiations on the trade agreement between the EU and the Mercosur countries drew mixed reactions from the European agriculture ministers in Brussels on Monday 9 December (see EUROPE B13540A1).
On the unhappy side, France, Poland and Austria have made it clear that they are opposed to the text of the free trade agreement, while Italy has appeared to want to place conditions on its approval.
On his arrival at the EU Council on Monday, Polish Minister Czesław Siekierski said that...