European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has told EU leaders at a summit in Brussels that the signing of a contentious free trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur would be postponed to January, reports said on Thursday.
The European Commission wanted to have the pact to create the world's biggest free-trade area sealed this week, but the plan was thrown into disarray after Italy joined fellow heavyweight France in demanding a delay seeking further protection for the farming sector.
The agreement between the EU and Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, which has been in the making for over 25
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