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EU-Mercosur farm safeguard clears Parliament vote amid rush to seal deal

By Oscar Pandiello ( December 16, 2025, 12:48 GMT | Insight) -- EU lawmakers have backed a farm safeguard designed to protect key agricultural sectors from harmful import surges under the EU-Mercosur trade deal, clearing the way for fast-track talks with member states on Wednesday to finalize the instrument. The safeguard is intended to reassure skeptical capitals ahead of a pivotal vote by EU ambassadors, which must yield a qualified majority for the agreement to proceed. Italy is seen as decisive as France works to assemble a blocking minority.A safeguard to shield the EU’s production of key farm goods was endorsed on Tuesday, advancing efforts to finalize the EU-Mercosur trade deal by the end of the year....

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