European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen advised EU leaders at a summit in Brussels that the signing of a free commerce cope with South American bloc Mercosur can be postponed to January, diplomatic sources mentioned, amid French-led opposition to the mammoth transatlantic pact that sparked indignant protests by farmers in Brussels on Thursday.
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