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What way the Government votes on the controversial Mercosur trade deal has to be seen “in the round” and take account of separate leeway the State was recently given on EU nitrates rules, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said.
French farmers are driving opposition to a massive trade deal between the Mercosur bloc and the European Union.
The European Commission president urged EU leaders to approve the long-awaited trade deal after it faced more pushback at the 11th hour.
Farmers in tractors blocked roads and set off fireworks in Brussels on Wednesday outside a European Union leaders’ summit, prompting police to respond with tear gas and water cannons as protesters rallied against a major free-trade deal with South American nations.