The chancellor of Brazil, Mauro Vieira, defended this Wednesday before the partners of the Mercosur that the trade agreement with the European Union (EU) is “strategic“and, therefore, hopes that it will be signed”very soon” after the latest setback in the negotiations. “Our expectation is to be able to sign the association agreement (with the EU) […]
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European Union sees Peru and Latin America as a “reference partner”
Latin America and the Caribbean They are a reference partner for the European Union (EU) for shared values such as democracy, separation of powers and the rule of law, said the deputy managing director for the Americas of the European External Action Service (EEAS), Javier Niño. “We believe that Peru and Latin America and the […]
European Union warns that it will not tolerate high imbalance in trade with China
Currently, the trade deficit of the European Union (EU) in its exchange with China reaches US$433,000 million (400,000 million euros). Furthermore, Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, specified that this imbalance has doubled in the last two years. “European leaders will not tolerate the trade imbalance in our relationship over time. We […]
Mercosur meets in Rio with agreement with the EU on the edge of the precipice
The leaders of Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) meet on Thursday in Rio de Janeiro with the free trade agreement with the European Union (EU) in stalemate, after the umpteenth disagreement between the two blocks. The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvawill host the LXIII Summit of Mercosur Heads of State, which will […]
Germany and Brazil expect EU-Mercosur free trade agreement soon
The chancellor of Germany and the president of Brazil expressed hopes on Monday that there will finally be a FTA between European Union and the Mercosurafter decades of negotiations. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said they support the treaty between the 27 countries that make up the EU […]
Argentina considers that the conditions are not yet met to sign the Mercosur-EU agreement
He argentine government considered this Sunday that the conditions are not yet in place to sign the delayed free trade agreement between the Mercosur and the European Union, that Brazil and the European presidency they hoped to finalize before the end of the year. Both the outgoing president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, and his chancellor, […]
Lula says that Mercosur and the European Union can end without an agreement
The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, admitted this Sunday that the current negotiations for the trade agreement between the Mercosur and the European Union (EU) They may fail and that if this happens it will not be due to a lack of will on the part of the South American countries. “If […]
Uruguayan expert sees the EU-Mercosur agreement close
The ratification of the agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur could happen in the coming days, according to Uruguayan expert Ignacio Munyo, executive director of the study center specialized in public policies CERES. This was highlighted to the press this Tuesday after the presentation of the study titled: ‘What do you need Uruguay […]
Mercosur industrialists urge their governments to end the agreement with the EU
The industrial employers of the Mercosur, block composed of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguayurged their governments this Monday to conclude the agreement with the European Union (EU). With the agreement “We have the opportunity to build a modern bi-regional association, aligned with the international commitments assumed by each country in terms of sustainable development”stated the […]
ECB plan to avoid “empty shells” after Brexit enters a new phase
He European Central Bank plans to deepen its scrutiny of whether the euro zone banking centers created in response to the Brexit They rely too much on London for services such as mergers and acquisitions and the issuance of shares and bonds. Before Brexit, global banks had used London as their base in the European […]