Mercosur: In the Shadow of the Signing

Dozens of tractors park in front of the National Assembly and along the Quai D’Orsay in an action organized by the French union FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs in protest against the EU-Mercosur agreement, in Paris, France, on 13 January 2026

‘The process is now entering its formal stage: the signing ceremony is scheduled for 17 January 2026, in Asunción, Paraguay, where Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa will personally put an end to 25 years of wrangling. However, the signing is not the end of the road, but the beginning of a new struggle.’