Merz Says Mercosur Trade Deal Should Take Effect Provisionally

Giorgia Meloni and Friedrich Merz in Rome on Jan. 23.Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged the European Union to implement a new trade agreement with South American countries on a provisional basis, effectively sidestepping a judicial review of the pact engineered by its opponents in the European Parliament.