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This week's Mercosur summit in Montevideo will pass without conclusion a long-delayed trade deal with the EU (Photo: Vince Alongi)

No sign of EU trade deal, as von der Leyen a no-show for Mercosur summit

The prospects of EU officials concluding agreement on a trade deal with the Mercosur group of South American countries in the coming days appeared to be rapidly receding on Monday (2 December).

Just weeks ago, officials in Brussels had earmarked a three-day Mercosur summit in Uruguay, which began on Mond...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

This week's Mercosur summit in Montevideo will pass without conclusion a long-delayed trade deal with the EU (Photo: Vince Alongi)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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