Αποκλειστικό: Η Γαλλία και η Ιταλία συμφωνούν στην ανάγκη αναβολής της τελικής ψηφοφορίας για τη Mercosur

 PARIS/ROME, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed on the need to delay a final European Union vote on the Mercosur trade deal, two sources familiar with the discussion told Reuters on Monday.

France has been trying to rally other EU countries to form a blocking minority against the deal negotiated by the European Commission. A vote was expected in Brussels this week.

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Reporting by Angelo Amante in Rome and Michel Rose in Paris; editing by Richard Lough

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