News
Latest News
news bulletin
Breaking Headlines
Israel-Gaza War Updates
Variety and Tech
Sports News
Middle East News
World News
Lebanon News
Press Highlights
Lebanon Economy
News Bulletin Reports
Other News
Breaking Headlines
Israel-Gaza War Updates
Variety and Tech
Sports News
Middle East News
World News
Lebanon News
Press Highlights
Lebanon Economy
News Bulletin Reports
Beirut
21
o
Mount Lebanon
22
o
Metn
22
o
Keserwan
22
o
North
23
o
South
22
o
Bekaa
19
o
Live
Video
Audio
Schedule
shows
العربية
watching now
Wajeet Rass
SUBSCRIBE
Home
Notification
Live
Video
Audio
shows
Beirut
21
o
Mount Lebanon
22
o
Metn
22
o
Keserwan
22
o
North
23
o
South
22
o
Bekaa
19
o
News
Programs
The News
Breaking Headlines
Israel-Gaza War Updates
Variety and Tech
Sports News
Middle East News
World News
Lebanon News
Press Highlights
Lebanon Economy
News Bulletin Reports
Programs
Documentaries
Lebanon’s Centennial
News Bulletin
The Untold History
Talk Show
Series
Sports
Variety
Other
Comedy
Oldies
Breaking News
Latest News
Highlighted News
Most Read
Videos
العربية
Watch the latest programs and the latest developments on your favorite screen
Shows
Join millions of followers
Who We Are
Contact Us
Advertise With Us
Careers
Channel frequencies
Privacy Policy
Terms and Conditions
Mercosur summit opens as EU trade deal hangs in the balance
World News
2023-07-03 | 04:03
High views
Share
Share
3
min
Mercosur summit opens as EU trade deal hangs in the balance
The South American trade bloc Mercosur opens a two-day summit Monday with a deal with the European Union on the agenda, but few expect leaders to reach consensus on how to fulfill EU demands on environmental protections.
The EU and the Mercosur countries -- Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay -- are trying to finalize a trade deal after reaching an agreement in principle in 2019, following two decades of negotiations.
But ratification by the EU's 27 members has stalled, notably over European concerns about Mercosur countries' environmental protections -- particularly in the Amazon rainforest.
The EU has proposed a "side letter" to the agreement, with extra environmental guarantees, rankling South American leaders and slowing down progress to notching a final agreement.
Brussels wants any deal with Mercosur nations to include compliance with various commitments made as part of the 2015 Paris climate accords, which are currently voluntary.
The Mercosur summit, to be held in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, will bring together Argentine President Alberto Fernandez and the presidents of Uruguay, Paraguay and Brazil: Luis Lacalle Pou, Mario Abdo Benitez and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who will take up the bloc's pro-tempore presidency until the end of the year.
The bloc represents 62 percent of South America's population and 67 percent of the continent's gross domestic product.
Brazil's Lula has led the criticism of the EU's environmental demands, telling reporters last month that "strategic partners should have a relationship of mutual trust, not mistrust and sanctions."
Deforestation in the Amazon surged under Lula's predecessor, far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, in office from 2019-2022.
But although veteran leftist Lula has cast himself as the anti-Bolsonaro on environmental policy, he told European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen in June that he had concerns over the additional environmental guarantees.
Lula accused EU lawmakers of trying to legislate "outside their territory" with measures that "change the balance of the agreement."
The EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, acknowledged recently that the environmental proposals have not been well-received by the South American countries and said that Europe is waiting for a concrete response to their requests.
Despite Brazil's criticisms, leaders there still hope to reach a deal.
Latin America's largest economy wants to reach a "well-balanced" result "for both parties," Mauricio Carvalho, secretary for economic and financial affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told AFP.
For Bruno Binetti, an expert on international affairs at the Inter-American Dialogue think tank in Washington, "the most" that can come out of the summit is "a specific agenda before the EU," with "demands."
"But I don't think we are at that stage," he told AFP.
AFP
World News
Mercosur
Summit
Opens
EU Trade
Deal
Balance
Brazil
Diplomacy
Uruguay
Paraguay
Next
British MPs urge fresh action to secure Egyptian dissident's release
Fire injures four in Tokyo building
Previous
Related Articles
d-none hideMe
0
News Bulletin Reports
12:23
Prisoner deal hangs in balance: Israeli Cabinet deliberates next steps as anticipation builds for Hamas response
News Bulletin Reports
12:23
Prisoner deal hangs in balance: Israeli Cabinet deliberates next steps as anticipation builds for Hamas response
0
World News
2024-04-20
Central banks of Brazil, Turkey sign cooperation deal
World News
2024-04-20
Central banks of Brazil, Turkey sign cooperation deal
0
News Bulletin Reports
2024-03-30
US-Israel weapons deal: Israel balances Gaza negotiations and military buildup
News Bulletin Reports
2024-03-30
US-Israel weapons deal: Israel balances Gaza negotiations and military buildup
0
World News
00:44
Rains kill at least 39 in southern Brazil, some 70 still missing
World News
00:44
Rains kill at least 39 in southern Brazil, some 70 still missing
Recommended For You
d-none hideMe
0
Middle East News
10:23
British-Palestinian surgeon Ghassan Abu Sitta denied entry into France
Middle East News
10:23
British-Palestinian surgeon Ghassan Abu Sitta denied entry into France
0
World News
09:19
Russia puts Ukraine's Zelenskiy on wanted list
World News
09:19
Russia puts Ukraine's Zelenskiy on wanted list
0
World News
07:47
Moscow: NATO drills show it is preparing for potential conflict with Russia
World News
07:47
Moscow: NATO drills show it is preparing for potential conflict with Russia
0
World News
06:46
Students set up pro-Palestinian camp at Ireland's Trinity College
World News
06:46
Students set up pro-Palestinian camp at Ireland's Trinity College
Subscribe to our VOD
SUBSCRIBE
Our visitors readings
d-none hideMe
0
News Bulletin Reports
2024-04-04
Israeli Panic: GPS Disruption and Beirut Coordinates
News Bulletin Reports
2024-04-04
Israeli Panic: GPS Disruption and Beirut Coordinates
0
Lebanon News
2023-08-13
MP Fadi Karam to LBCI: The 'People-Army-Resistance' logic has crumbled
Lebanon News
2023-08-13
MP Fadi Karam to LBCI: The 'People-Army-Resistance' logic has crumbled
0
News Bulletin Reports
2024-04-16
Saint Levant's Gaza tribute: Palestine's voice echoes at Coachella
News Bulletin Reports
2024-04-16
Saint Levant's Gaza tribute: Palestine's voice echoes at Coachella
0
Lebanon News
2023-12-07
Berri calls for a meeting of the Bureau of the Parliament next Monday
Lebanon News
2023-12-07
Berri calls for a meeting of the Bureau of the Parliament next Monday
Videos
d-none hideMe
0
Lebanon News
2024-04-30
University Students Organize Solidarity Protest for Palestine (VIDEO)
Lebanon News
2024-04-30
University Students Organize Solidarity Protest for Palestine (VIDEO)
0
Lebanon News
2023-12-11
Breaking: Israel launches raid north of Litani on Monday (Video)
Lebanon News
2023-12-11
Breaking: Israel launches raid north of Litani on Monday (Video)
0
Lebanon News
2023-11-02
Exclusive to LBCI: U.S. State Department's Wooster Stresses Lebanon Must Avoid War, Sees Renewed Push for Two-State Solution
Lebanon News
2023-11-02
Exclusive to LBCI: U.S. State Department's Wooster Stresses Lebanon Must Avoid War, Sees Renewed Push for Two-State Solution
0
Lebanon News
2023-10-18
Protests Erupt near US Embassy in Awkar Against Israeli Attacks on Al-Maamadani Hospital in Gaza
Lebanon News
2023-10-18
Protests Erupt near US Embassy in Awkar Against Israeli Attacks on Al-Maamadani Hospital in Gaza
0
Lebanon News
2023-10-05
ATFL's Ambassador Edward Gabriel on Navigating Through Economic, Political, and Refugee Crises
Lebanon News
2023-10-05
ATFL's Ambassador Edward Gabriel on Navigating Through Economic, Political, and Refugee Crises
0
Sports News
2023-08-31
Amir Saoud Powers Lebanon to Victory Over Cote d'Ivoire: A Deep Dive Into The Numbers
Sports News
2023-08-31
Amir Saoud Powers Lebanon to Victory Over Cote d'Ivoire: A Deep Dive Into The Numbers
0
Sports News
2023-08-29
France Edges Past Lebanon in a Nail-Biter at FIBA World Cup 2023: A Statistical Deep Dive
Sports News
2023-08-29
France Edges Past Lebanon in a Nail-Biter at FIBA World Cup 2023: A Statistical Deep Dive
0
Lebanon News
2019-02-28
Pierre el-Daher, the man who defeated the Lebanese Forces
Lebanon News
2019-02-28
Pierre el-Daher, the man who defeated the Lebanese Forces
Most read
d-none hideMe
24 hours
7 days
Month
1
Israel-Gaza War Updates
00:56
Blinken: The sole obstacle to Gaza ceasefire is Hamas
Israel-Gaza War Updates
00:56
Blinken: The sole obstacle to Gaza ceasefire is Hamas
2
News Bulletin Reports
12:21
Aid for Lebanon: EU announces one billion euro aid package for Lebanon
News Bulletin Reports
12:21
Aid for Lebanon: EU announces one billion euro aid package for Lebanon
3
Lebanon News
06:15
Bassil criticizes seasonal migration to Europe and the one-billion-euro aid package for Lebanon
Lebanon News
06:15
Bassil criticizes seasonal migration to Europe and the one-billion-euro aid package for Lebanon
4
Lebanon News
05:43
Salem Zahran on LBCI deciphers the French paper and its ramifications
Lebanon News
05:43
Salem Zahran on LBCI deciphers the French paper and its ramifications
5
News Bulletin Reports
12:25
Normalization agreement nears: Will Saudi-Israeli normalization materialize soon?
News Bulletin Reports
12:25
Normalization agreement nears: Will Saudi-Israeli normalization materialize soon?
6
Israel-Gaza War Updates
08:00
Qatar considers future of Hamas office in Doha and whether to keep mediating
Israel-Gaza War Updates
08:00
Qatar considers future of Hamas office in Doha and whether to keep mediating
7
Middle East News
10:23
British-Palestinian surgeon Ghassan Abu Sitta denied entry into France
Middle East News
10:23
British-Palestinian surgeon Ghassan Abu Sitta denied entry into France
8
News Bulletin Reports
12:24
Worldwide protests: University campuses echo with support for Palestine
News Bulletin Reports
12:24
Worldwide protests: University campuses echo with support for Palestine
Download now the LBCI mobile app
To see the latest news, the latest daily programs in Lebanon and the world
Google Play
App Store
We use
cookies
We use
cookies
to make
your experience on this
website better.
Accept
Learn More