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Despite some internal opposition, the European Union continues to work to increase trade with other lands, triggered in part by trade policies of the Trump Administration. Notice the following related to its plans for parts of South America:<\/p>\n

20 November 2025<\/p>\n

A draft resolution opposing the Mercosur trade agreement has been blocked on procedural grounds, sparking parliamentarians’ anger and putting the deal\u2019s ratification process off to a tense start.<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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The administration of the European Parliament on Wednesday declared a draft resolution opposing the Mercosur deal inadmissable.<\/p>\n

The document, signed by 145 lawmakers, called for a challenge to the highly controversial trade agreement in the EU Court of Justice in an effort to suspend its ratification process. …<\/p>\n

The agreement between the Mercosur countries \u2013 Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay \u2013 and the EU aims to establish a transatlantic free trade zone. The political agreement was struck<\/strong> <\/a>by the two blocs in December 2024 after 25 years of discussion; its supporters, led by Germany and Spain, hoped that it would offer the EU access to major strategic markets. …<\/p>\n

The vote caught supporters of the deal off guard. According to them, the agreement is essential at a time when China is expanding its influence in Latin America and the US has imposed tariffs on EU exports, developments that have accelerated the Commission\u2019s strategy to conclude trade agreements worldwide. https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2025\/11\/20\/european-parliament-blocks-meps-attempt-to-stall-mercosur-deal<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

In the meantime, Europe is increasing trade with Asia:<\/p>\n

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Robust Asia, Europe trade drives up Hamburg\u2019s container volumes<\/h2>\n
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The Port of Hamburg Monday reported an 8.4% increase in container volume from January through September as booming Asian imports and intra-Europe shipments brushed off a sharp tariff-hit drop in trade with the US.<\/p>\n

Europe\u2019s third-largest container port handled 6.3 million TEUs in the first nine months of 2025, with Asian trade rising 11% year over year and trade with Europe up 14%, according to a Port of Hamburg statement. In the same period, container traffic with the US was \u201caffected by complications in trade,\u201d the German hub said, reflected by volumes that declined 23.9% to 395,000 TEUs. 11\/17\/25 https:\/\/www.joc.com\/article\/robust-asia-europe-trade-drives-up-hamburgs-container-volumes-6118183<\/a><\/p>\n

India-EU Trade Deal Could Be Win-Win …<\/h2>\n

EU Trade Pivot Could Ease US Tariff Pain<\/h3>\n

As the India-US trade deal hangs fire, New Delhi\u2019s negotiations with the European Union may ultimately deliver a bigger lift \u2014 boosting exports, deepening India\u2019s role in global supply chains and cementing ties with the West.<\/p>\n

The talks have regained momentum<\/a>, as both sides look to reduce exposure to China and hedge against an unpredictable US. The year-end deadline is ambitious, but a deal by early next year is within reach.<\/p>\n

The EU is India\u2019s second-largest export market, just behind the US, with relatively low average tariffs of around 5%. But the challenge for Indian exporters is the non-tariff barriers \u2014 from technical standards to environmental and sustainability rules.<\/p>\n

A free trade agreement would make India\u2019s exports more competitive, especially as rivals like Vietnam and Bangladesh enjoy preferential tariffs in the EU. And Brussels could claw back market share lost to countries such as South Korea and Japan, which already have trade deals with India. https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2025-11-19\/russian-oil-deadline-looms-india-eu-trade-deal-could-be-win-win<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Yes, the EU is making trade moves away from the USA.<\/p>\n

Regarding trade, now notice something from my free eBook titled Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump\u2019s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies?<\/a><\/span>:<\/p>\n

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Trade \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

The morning after his reelection, I wrote:<\/p>\n

\u00a0… Europe will get more serious about trade deals with others internationally, such as being more motivated to approve the trade deal with the Mercosur block of South America. …<\/p>\n

One of the unintended consequences of Donald Trump\u2019s threats of tariffs and other trade matters is that it is motivating nations he has threatened to look to trade more with each other.<\/p>\n

Europe will get more serious about trade deals with others internationally \u2026<\/p>\n