
Mercosur Deal on Hold Until January Thanks to Meloni’s Final ‘Blessing’
Italy’s last-minute pressure has exposed deep-seated discontent that turned the immediate signing of the treaty into a political risk for the European Union.

Italy’s last-minute pressure has exposed deep-seated discontent that turned the immediate signing of the treaty into a political risk for the European Union.

Europe must acknowledge that agricultural diversity cannot be effectively governed through exclusively centralised instruments.

Unions warn that the agreement will push EU farmers out of the market.

The European People’s Party has branded the EU’s draft budget a disaster for agriculture, even though it backed earlier CAP reforms that raised costs for farmers.

Campaigners say the removal of ancient olive trees in the Spanish region will devastate rural economies and do little to benefit the environment.