# Mercosur on The No Agenda Show

Mercosur comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from December 2024 to January 2026.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** December 2024 – January 2026
- **Related topics:** [European Union](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/european-union.md), [Argentina](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/argentina.md), [Emmanuel Macron](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/emmanuel-macron.md), [Free Trade](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/free-trade.md), [Javier Milei](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/javier-milei.md), [Olaf Scholz](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/olaf-scholz.md), [South America](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/south-america.md), [Trade Deals](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/trade-deals.md), [Ursula Von Der Leyen](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ursula-von-der-leyen.md), [Valencia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/valencia.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### EU-Mercosur Trade Deal, Legal Challenges and Economic Judo

- **Episode:** [1836: Big Bully](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1836-big-bully.md)
- **Published:** 2026-01-22
- **Time:** 42:32–46:46
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1836-big-bully/chapter/eu-mercosur-trade-deal-legal-challenges-and-economic-judo.md

The European Union recently signed a massive free trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc in South America, a deal 20 years in the making, intended as "economic judo" against U.S. tariffs. However, EU lawmakers quickly voted to challenge the legality of the deal, sending it to the European Court of Justice to determine if it complies with bloc treaties. This internal bureaucratic hurdle has placed the landmark agreement on hold, illustrating the complexity of EU trade policy compared to Trump's direct approach.

Keywords: [mercosur](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mercosur.md), [european union](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/european-union.md), [free trade](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/free-trade.md), [south america](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/south-america.md), court of justice

### Ursula von der Leyen and European Trade Policy

- **Episode:** [1761: News Desert](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1761-news-desert.md)
- **Published:** 2025-05-04
- **Time:** 52:33–56:41
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1761-news-desert/chapter/ursula-von-der-leyen-and-european-trade-policy.md

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addressed a meeting in Valencia, Spain, touting new trade deals with Mexico, Switzerland, and India. She emphasized the "European way of trade" as reliable and rules-based. An aside follows regarding the bureaucratic difficulties of doing business in France, specifically involving wine export licenses and "papers not in order."

Keywords: [ursula von der leyen](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ursula-von-der-leyen.md), [european union](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/european-union.md), [trade deals](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/trade-deals.md), [mercosur](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mercosur.md), [valencia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/valencia.md)

### European Union and Mercosur Finalize Historic Trade Deal

- **Episode:** [1719: Pod Roll](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1719-pod-roll.md)
- **Published:** 2024-12-08
- **Time:** 4:31–6:56
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1719-pod-roll/chapter/european-union-and-mercosur-finalize-historic-trade-deal.md

The European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur reached a historic trade agreement on Friday after decades of negotiations. While German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Argentinian President Javier Milei celebrated the deal, French President Emmanuel Macron faced domestic backlash from farmers concerned about competition from Argentinian beef imports.

Keywords: [european union](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/european-union.md), [mercosur](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mercosur.md), [olaf scholz](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/olaf-scholz.md), [javier milei](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/javier-milei.md), [emmanuel macron](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/emmanuel-macron.md), [argentina](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/argentina.md)

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