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EU-Mercosur trade deal faces bumpy ride to finish line
EU-Mercosur trade deal faces bumpy ride to finish line
Economy
by  AFP

Brussels is headed for a showdown this week over the European Union's free-trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur, after Paris launched a last-ditch effort to derail the signing of the landmark accord. European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen is due in Brazil on Saturday to sign in the agreement, which, 20 years in the making, would create the world's biggest free-trade area.