By Julia Payne BRUSSELS, Jan 27 (Reuters) - If the European Union wants to be serious about defence, the first step is to stop buying non-European components with a "Buy European Act", France's minister for space said on Tuesday.

The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries have formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement.

As the EU calls Trump's threat to tariff allies for rejecting his bid for Greenland a mistake, Denmark's leader laments "being threatened by our closest ally."

The 27-nation bloc struck a trade deal with Trump in July.

Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil are moving forward with internal ratification processes for the trade agreement between Mercosur and EU.

The European Union's multi-orbit array of 290 satellites known as IRIS2 should be able to start initial communication services in 2029, marking an

India and the European Union concluded a long-awaited trade agreement, boosting prospects for Indian exporters while reshaping the competitive landscape for local manufacturers.

The European Union is stepping in to ensure Google gives rival AI companies and search engines access to data and Gemini AI services.