France continues to withhold approval of the free trade deal between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay) unless it includes environmental and ‘mirror clause’ provisions. This stance reflects France’s insistence since 2019 on incorporating international climate goals and principles into EU trade agreements, a practice recently demonstrated in an agreement […]
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