Business & Economics
EU Offers €45 Billion in Early CAP Funds to Sway Italy Ahead of Mercosur Vote
Between 6–7 January 2026, Ursula von der Leyen pledged to unlock €45 billion of the 2028-34 farm budget to placate EU agriculture ministers and secure Italy’s decisive vote at the 9 January qualified-majority ballot on the 25-year-old EU-Mercosur trade pact.