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1 week agoEU to ink long-awaited trade deal with South American bloc
EU–Mercosur trade pact eliminates tariffs on over 90% of bilateral trade, creating a vast free-trade area for 700 million consumers.
The EU's outright ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035 is poised to be watered down, a senior European parliament politician has said. The decision, expected to be unveiled by the European Commission on Tuesday in Strasbourg, would be a divisive move, angering environmental campaigners who argue it would amount to the gutting of the EU's flagship green deal.