Italy and France threaten to dam free commerce settlement, Lula points ultimatum to Europeans | EUROtoday

Between Giorgia Meloni and Emmanuel Macron, relations are identified to be troublesome. But, for as soon as, the president of the Italian council got here to the rescue of the French president, Wednesday December 17, on the excessive political threat topic of the commerce settlement between the European Union (EU) and 4 Mercosur nations (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay).

While Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the Commission, hopes to go to Brazil, to town of Foz do Iguaçu, to signal the free commerce treaty on Saturday, December 20, Giorgia Meloni judged that it will be preferable to attend “beginning of next year”. A signature “in the coming days” can be “premature”she specified.

On December 14, Paris additionally requested a postponement of the operation. But Emmanuel Macron knew properly that, with out the assist of Rome, he had little likelihood of being heard. Before flying to Brazil, Ursula von der Leyen should certainly be mandated by a professional majority of member states, and this relies exactly on the Italian place. Because, within the anti-Mercosur camp, the troops, past Hungary, Poland and subsequently, not too long ago, France, stay poorly provided. “With Italy, today, we no longer have a qualified majority”we remark to the Commission.

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