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Signing of EU-Mercosur trade deal 'still premature,' Italy’s Meloni says

By Oscar Pandiello ( December 17, 2025, 14:35 GMT | Insight) -- Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday that the signing of the EU-Mercosur trade deal remains “premature,” arguing that the safeguard for the bloc’s farming sector must first be finalized and then discussed with producers before concluding the deal. Several EU countries, led by France and Poland, continue to oppose the agreement over fears of unfair competition from Mercosur imports. With Italy now pushing back, this Saturday’s trip by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to Brazil to wrap up the deal is at risk.The signing of the EU-Mercosur trade deal is “still premature,” Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Wednesday....

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