{"id":303590,"date":"2025-12-18T21:01:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-eu-mercosur-trade-deal-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-facing-opposition-from-eu-farmers-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T21:01:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:01:19","slug":"the-eu-mercosur-trade-deal-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-facing-opposition-from-eu-farmers-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-eu-mercosur-trade-deal-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-facing-opposition-from-eu-farmers-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The EU-Mercosur trade deal: What is it and why is it facing opposition from EU farmers? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/qWo6JDLKRN0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The EU-Mercosur trade deal: What is it and why is it facing opposition from EU farmers? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qWo6JDLKRN0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Police have clashed with farmers protesting the EU&#8217;s planned free-trade deal with the South American Mercosur countries. The unrest happened outside the place where the summit of European Union leaders is being held. The European parliament was forced to evacuate some of its staff, due to damage caused by the protestors. Negotiations on a free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur  \u2013 which currently comprises Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay began 25-years-ago. It&#8217;s set to be signed but there are discussions to postpone a vote on its ratification. <\/p>\n<p>Chapter Breakdown:<br \/>\n0:00 DW Correspondent Rosie Birchard reports from farmers protests in Brussels<br \/>\n2:58 What is the EU-Mercosur trade deal?<br \/>\n5:02 What&#8217;s behind opposition to the deal? DW Correspondent Rosie Birchard explains<\/p>\n<p>#eumercosur<br \/>\n#eumercosurtradedeal<br \/>\n#farmersprotests <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police have clashed with farmers protesting the EU&#8217;s planned free-trade deal with the South American Mercosur countries. The unrest happened outside the place where the summit of European Union leaders is being held. The European parliament was forced to evacuate some of its staff, due to damage caused by the protestors. 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