EU Summons Ministers to Secure Mercosur Deal

The European Union is having an important meeting with all its farm ministers to talk about a big trade deal with a group of South American countries called Mercosur.

Some countries like Italy and France are worried because they think this deal might bring in too much cheap food from South America, which could hurt their farmers.

The EU is trying to make these countries feel better by promising more money to support farmers.

They also want to make sure that the food coming in meets the same health and environmental rules as the food in Europe.

If enough countries agree, the deal could be signed soon, which would be a really big trade agreement for the EU.