The European Union is postponing the signing of a free trade deal with four Mercosur countries until January, an EU official said on Thursday.
The agreement between the EU and Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, which has been in the making for over 25 years, was scheduled to be signed at a summit in Brazil on Saturday.
The controversial free trade deal is intended to boost trade between the economic blocs, but is viewed critically by some major EU countries including France, Poland and Italy.
Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, however, said that her government would be ready to back to deal as soon as the European Commission delivers more reassurances to farmers.
Italy's support is required to reach the necessary majority of at least 15 of the EU's 27 states, representing 65% of the bloc's population, backing the deal and to pave the way for its signing.
LATEST POSTS
- 1
New portrait of the oldest-known supernova | Space photo of the day for March 27, 2026 - 2Becoming amazing at Systems administration: Individual and Expert Tips
- 3The Hybrid Volkswagen ID. ERA 9X Will Become the Brand’s New Flagship in China
- 4China's 'Venice Of The East' Is A Historic Canal City Near Shanghai With Arched Bridges And Lantern-Lit Waterways
- 5How comfort foods trigger pleasure in our brains
- UN experts urge investigation into Israel’s killing of Lebanese journalists
- 6 Modest and Strong Tire Brands
- Doctor's orders? ‘Belly laugh at least two to five days a week'
- In a scientific first, biologists recorded a wild wolf potentially using tools
- The most effective method to Pick the Ideal Shrewd Bed for Your Special Rest Needs
- Golden Globes 2026 full nominations list: 'One Battle After Another' and 'The White Lotus' lead in film and television categories
- Jupiter and the moon take a sunset stroll on March 26. Here's how to see it
- Vaccine committee votes to scrap universal hepatitis B shots for newborns despite outcry from children’s health experts
- Minute Maid’s frozen juice concentrate is ending after 80 years — and so is a certain kind of kitchen ritual
