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Environmental issues may delay Mercosur-EU trade deal
Reports today point to new obstacles to ratification of the long-delayed Mercosur-EU trade agreement
MercosurFood and services price moves are key to ECB policy
Consumer inflation slowed to 6.9% in March as energy prices fell year-on-year for the first time in this cycle
EURussia threat exposes Europe’s infrastructure risks
The war in Ukraine has increased the risk of attacks against European critical infrastructure
EuropeFinancial stress and weak industry up euro-area risks
Euro-area economic sentiment edged down slightly this month
EUCutting trade ties may prove harder for Russia than EU
Russia’s exports to the EU have not ceased falling since the Ukraine invasion, whereas the drop in imports soon stopped
EUChina will invest selectively in South-eastern Europe
Despite EU push-back, most countries in the region will not downgrade ties with Beijing
ChinaPoland and Romania to deepen ties because of Ukraine
The two governments hold consultations in Bucharest, calling for closer co-ordination on Ukraine
PolandEU impasse shows persistent divergence over nuclear
Member states are divided over whether to include nuclear energy as part of the EU’s updated renewable energy targets
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