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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review

Posted on December 15, 2025

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PARIS/ROME, ‌Dec 15 (Reuters) - Italian ‍Prime ‌Minister Giorgia Meloni and ⁠French ‌President Emmanuel Macron have agreed on the need ⁠to delay a final ​European Union vote on ‌the Mercosur ⁠trade deal, two sources familiar with the ​discussion told Reuters on Monday.

France has been trying to rally ​other ‍EU ​countries to form a blocking minority against the deal negotiated by the European Commission. ⁠A vote was expected in Brussels ​this week.

(Reporting by Angelo Amante in Rome and ‌Michel Rose in Paris; editing by Richard Lough)

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