<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Mercosur Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:10:41 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Furious protests at EU Parliament as police forced to deploy tear gas and water cannons]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/2147952_1.jpg"/><br><br>Thousands of angry farmers descended on the city centre, blocking roads with tractors. <br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:34:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Alice Scarsi,Lauran O'Toole]]></author><category>World</category><media:keywords>European Union, Protests, Mercosur, Brussels, Farmers protest, EU-Mercosur deal, Tear gas and water cannon, world news, world news latest</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/2147952_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters threw potatoes during the protest]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/237x141/2147952_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters threw potatoes during the protest]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" 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Agreement, Environmental Impact</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/1985903_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President of the European People's Party, Manfred Weber]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/237x141/1985903_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President of the European People's Party, Manfred Weber]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmers light fires and block roads at border between France and Belgium in fury over EU]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/1984896_1.jpg"/><br><br>Farmers across the continent are angry at the EU's Mercosur deal, which they fear will lower standards and increase competition from South America.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:40:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Ciaran McGrath]]></author><category>World</category><media:keywords>Belgian farmers, Mercosur agreement, EU trade deal, agricultural protests</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/1984896_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Belgian and French farmers block the border at Hensies/Crespin between France and Belgium  with thei]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[AFP via Getty Images]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/237x141/1984896_1.jpg" 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