Only weeks before a joint summit between the European Union and Latin American nations was supposed to seal an oft-delayed trade deal, the writing on the wall of EU headquarters Thursday made it clear why it still might not happen.
“STOP EU-MERCOSUR,” the environmental group Greenpeace had put in giant letters on the building where the 27 EU trade ministers were meeting. They were assessing the last differences ahead of clinching what would amount to a massive cooperation deal for both the EU and the group of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.
