EU Member States could give the green light to the EU/Mercosur trade agreement as early as Friday 12 December, according to several sources. This would enable the European Affairs and Foreign Affairs Ministers to sign the final decision early next week, and the President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to travel to Brazil on 20 December to sign the agreement alongside the leaders of the Mercosur bloc.
Another option is for the Member States to vote at the last minute, on Friday...