Paris, May 7, 2025 (AFP) - Merz tells France Mercosur trade deal must be ratified 'quickly'

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2025-05-07

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday EU countries should "quickly" ratify a free trade deal with four South American nations that has met with staunch opposition from France. Twenty-five years in the making, the deal to create a 700-million-customer free-trade area was clinched last December by the European Commission -- but still needs to be signed by member states and the EU parliament. Germany, Spain, Portugal and others h......

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