EU’s vote on Mercosur trade deal to take place next week, Denmark confirms – POLITICO

“I don’t know if the vote will really happen this week. I hope not because the French demands are far from being accepted,” Genevard told Europe1 radio on Sunday. “After all, this treaty has been waiting 25 years to get to where we are now. It can wait a little longer,” she added in an interview with Le Parisien. 

European leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, are expected to descend on Brussels on Thursday for a high-stakes EU summit. While not formally on the agenda, the trade deal with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay is expected to loom large. A farmers…