As EU’s disastrous free trade Mercosur deal heads to a vote, the worst outcome looks more and more likely (opens in new tab)

In a major turn of events, the Cypriot Presidency of the EU Council, under pressure from Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission, has removed a declaration from the Mercosur proposal that prevented the agreement from provisionally entering into force before its approval by the European Parliament. This effectively bypasses the EU parliament, paving the way […]