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Legal Aspect of the Mercosur Deal
To understand what happens next regarding the EU–Mercosur Trade Deal, it is essential to first grasp the legislative process.
Let the Music Begin
In the second week of February 2025, I had the privilege of joining EU&U Executive Director Otilia Colceriu in a seminar for the Content Creators Seminar organised by the European Parliament during the Strasbourg Plenary week.
Is climate off the agenda?
In the major debate that followed Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ and led the EU to question which direction to take, now that it has lost its main trading partner, one major issue was notably absent: climate.
The challenge of a common strategic culture in the European Common Defence Project
The European security environment is changing rapidly following Donald Trump’s repeated statements. His administration has shown how Europe is not a U.S. priority anymore and many European leaders have declared their public commitment to a common European defence project as part of the EU policy of supporting Ukraine.
Munich Security Conference 2025: A new world order
Eighteen years later, at the 61st edition of the same Conference, Russia was not invited, but Putin’s words resonated in the halls of the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich more intensely than ever.
Why is Defence Fragmented? A Legal Answer
It does not come as a surprise to discover that, to understand the root of the division of the EU's common defence, we have to look at the treaties. The elephant in the room is their intergovernmental nature, which means that every state retains sovereignty over its troops and decides autonomously whether and when to participate in joint actions.
EU Mercosur Trade Agreement: Environmental Standards and Human Rights
The EU-Mercosur deal is set to be one of those controversial issues that will last for a long time. In terms of its impact on the environment, critics have warned that this deal will lead to an increase in indigenous land confiscation as a consequence of deforestation in the Amazon.
A Latin American perspective on the EU-Mercosur agreement
The signing of the agreement between the European Union and Mercosur closed the year 2024. In the following weeks, articles and opinion posts discussed the potential consequences of the deal.