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EU Trade Commissioner refuses to rule beef out of Mercosur trade deal

12 May 2016

• 12 May 10:07

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EU Commissioner Cecilia Malmström refused to rule beef out of a new trade deal between the EU and a host of South American countries.It comes as Commissioner Hogan said this week thatat South American beef would be ‘off the menu’ and would be withdrawn from the current negotiations with the Mercosur trading bloc. However, in response to a questioning from a number of Irish MEP’s Commissioner Cecilia Malmström refused to confirm the announcement. She said that Mercosur was a fantastic export market opportunityfor the EU with a population totalling 250m people. She added that there were hugeopportunities for. Read more...