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		<title>France Fights to Block EU-Mercosur Trade Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 05:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Giorgia Meloni Shakes Up EU Summit, Delays Ukraine Loan Plan and Mercosur Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 23:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Challenges the EU Status Quo What began as a routine]]></description>
		
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		<title>EU-Mercosur Trade Deal Postponed Amid Massive Farmer Protests and French Pressure</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[EU-Mercosur Trade Deal Faces Another Delay The long-awaited EU-Mercosur trade deal—a pact in negotiation for more]]></description>
		
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		<title>Farmers Protest EU-Mercosur Trade Deal as Opposition Grows Across Europe</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/12/farmers-protest-eu-mercosur-trade-deal-brussels/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Farmers Take to Brussels Streets Over EU-Mercosur Trade Deal Brussels turned into a sea of]]></description>
		
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		<title>France Pushes to Delay EU-Mercosur Trade Deal Amid Growing Tensions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[France Pushes to Delay EU-Mercosur Trade Deal The European Union’s long-debated trade agreement with the Mercosur]]></description>
		
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		<title>French MPs Unite Against EU–Mercosur Trade Deal After 25 Years of Talks</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/11/french-assembly-rejects-eu-mercosur-trade-deal/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The French National Assembly has unanimously rejected the EU–Mercosur trade agreement, ramping up political pressure]]></description>
		
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		<title>EU Commission Endorses Mercosur Deal Despite French Reservations</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/09/eu-mercosur-trade-deal-france-opposes/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The EU has signed off on a landmark trade agreement with Mercosur nations, introducing new]]></description>
		
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		<title>Coronavirus: EU Thinks it can Vaccinate 70% of Adults by July</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2021/04/coronavirus-eu-thinks-vaccinate-70-adults-july/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 14:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[VACCINATION: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen relies on accelerated production and new vaccine contracts]]></description>
		
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		<title>Brexit: Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen Spoke Again on Monday Evening</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2020/12/brexit-boris-johnson-ursula-von-der-leyen-spoke-monday-evening/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2020 14:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TRADE: While negotiations on the post-Brexit deal still drag, the two leaders must also discuss British]]></description>
		
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		<title>Brexit: Ursula von der Leyen &#8220;Worried&#8221; about the Short Time for Negotiations</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2019 07:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, says that not all of the]]></description>
		
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