After many years of negotiations, EU-Mercosur deal hinges on France and Italy | EUROtoday

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Alberto Rizzi, Policy Fellow on the European Council on Foreign Relations, sheds mild on the shifting European political calculus surrounding the long-awaited EU-Mercosur commerce settlement. Italy’s latest pivot in favor of the deal reveals a strategic weighing of nationwide financial advantages over defending Italian farmers. Rizzi presents a nuanced view, cautioning towards viewing this as a monolithic risk or panacea. At its coronary heart, this can be a case examine in how fashionable democracies grapple with world interdependence and rural disenfranchisement.
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