Brussels, 10/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - At the plenary session in Strasbourg on Monday evening, the European Commission took stock of EU-Mercosur negotiations on a trade agreement which has been deadlocked since the Lisbon ministerial meeting of 21 October last year (EUROPE 8812). At that stage in proceedings, “it was considered that the offers on both sides were insufficient to match the high level of ambition” both sides wanted for their agreement, pointed out Commissioner Viviane...