While the chances of concluding the EU/Mercosur trade agreement are increasing, the exchange between the members of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) on Tuesday 2 December highlighted the tensions that remain over the protection of the European agricultural sector from Mercosur imports. Many MEPs took the floor in turn to defend or attack the proposed safeguard clause in the agreement, which is currently in their hands. The Council of the EU has already...