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Farmers across the EU continue to protest against EU-Mercosur trade deal

European farmers have led widespread protests after the Mercosur agreement was given the green light on Friday (January 9)

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Farmers protesting in France against the EU-Mercosur trade deal (Photo by Tom Nicholson/Getty Images)
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Farmers protesting in France against the EU-Mercosur trade deal (Photo by Tom Nicholson/Getty Images)

The controversial Mercosur agreement was given the green light after it was backed by 27 EU countries. However, the deal received vocal opposition from France, Poland, Austria, Ireland and Hungary...

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