Category: 2025-09-04

• 2025-09-04 Europe France Western Europe

  EU Set to Vote on Major Trade Deal with Mercosur Amidst Controversy and Promises of Protection for European Farmers

  

  Local sources from France: Touteleurope.eu, Le Figaro. UK coverage: BBC. The European Union is on the cusp of a landmark decision as it prepares to vote on a significant trade deal with the Mercosur bloc, which includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. This agreement, aimed at creating potentially the world’s…

  4th Sep 2025
• 2025-09-04 Europe Italy Southern Europe

  Dockworkers Threaten to Block Shipments to Israel in Solidarity with Gaza Aid Flotilla

  

  Local sources from Italy: Sky TG24, ANSA. UK coverage: Novara Media. In a bold move symbolizing international solidarity with Palestine, Italian dockworkers, under the representation of the Unione Sindacale di Base (USB), have issued a stern warning: block all shipments to Israel and potentially ‘shut down all of Europe’ if…

  4th Sep 2025