{"id":137536,"date":"2026-01-10T19:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T19:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/?p=137536"},"modified":"2026-01-10T19:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T19:03:21","slug":"italy-backs-historic-eu-mercosur-trade-deal-after-25-years-of-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/italy-backs-historic-eu-mercosur-trade-deal-after-25-years-of-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy backs historic EU-Mercosur trade deal after 25 years of negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BRUSSELS (AP) \u2014\u00a0Italy<\/a><\/span>\u00a0on Friday gave crucial support to plans by the\u00a0European Union<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to seal a huge free trade deal with five South American nations neighboring\u00a0Venezuela<\/a><\/span>\u00a0that has been negotiated for over 25 years.<\/p>\n

Italy\u2019s Prime Minister\u00a0Giorgia Meloni<\/a><\/span>\u00a0was long seen as\u00a0the key vote<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in the campaign by European Commission President\u00a0Ursula von der Leyen<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to rally support for the trade deal with the Mercosur nations of Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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