Weeks before a summit between European and Latin American countries that was supposed to hold a trade agreement long overdue, a legend on the wall of the headquarters of the EU Thursday showed why he would still be some way off. “STOP EU-MERCOSUR”, wrote in giant letters the environmental group Greenpeace in the building where […]
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EU awaits a possible “political announcement” on the agreement with Mercosur in July
“Pretty optimistic” on the understanding between two blocs that seek “the right roadmap”the president of the Committee on International Trade of the European Parliament, Bernd Langehope there may be a “political ad” about the agreement between the European Union (EU) and the mercosur in July. Passing through Montevideo at the head of the European delegation […]
France denies that it is blocking the EU-Mercosur agreement but reiterates its demand
France denies that it is blocking the EU-Mercosur agreement, whose ratification it has been vetoing since it was signed in 2019, but reiterates its demands to correct it and says it awaits the result of the negotiation that the European Commission is carrying out with its South American partners. “We will evaluate the actions and […]
European Union hopes to sign agreement with Mercosur by July
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The European Union hopes to sign the free trade agreement with the Mercosur countries (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay) in July, Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans said Monday in Mexico. “Hopefully we can do it before the next summit with Latin America to be held on July 17 and 18 in Brussels”, Timmermans told AFP on the […]
Ukraine, EU-Mercosur agreement and investments are the focus of the Scholz-Fernández talk
the war on Ukrainethe ratification of the free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (mercosur) and investments in projects of various kinds were the focus of the meeting held this Saturday between the German Chancellor, Olaf Schölzand the Argentine president, Alberto Fernandez. With this meeting, the head of the […]
Germany highlights the importance of concluding the EU-Mercosur agreement in a meeting with Fernández
The head of the government German, Olaf Schölzmet on Saturday in Buenos Aires with the Argentine president Alberto Fernandezin which they affirmed the importance of concluding the agreement between the European Union and the mercosur. “We agree on deepening bilateral trade relations and for this the agreement of the European Union (EU) with Mercosur is […]
Lula considers it “urgent” for Mercosur to close an agreement with the EU before negotiating with China
brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva I consider “urgent and extremely necessary” that he mercosur close an agreement with the European Unionbefore negotiating a treaty with Chinaduring a visit to Uruguaya country that is advancing trade negotiations with Beijing on its own. “It is urgent and extremely necessary for Mercosur to reach an agreement […]
China open to “cooperation” with Mercosur as a whole while advancing in FTA with Uruguay
The director general for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Cai Wei, stated in Montevideo that Beijing, which has begun negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Uruguay, is open to the “cooperation” with “the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) as a whole”. “The Chinese side is open to cooperation both […]
Mercosur presidents agree to review common external tariff, without accession of Uruguay
Updated on 12/17/2021 03:23 pm Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay pledged this Friday to “continue the modernization” of Mercosur and to advance in the revision of the common external tariff, without the accession of Uruguay, in a virtual summit amid tensions in the bloc. In a joint statement issued at the end of the meeting of […]
Brazil reduces import tariffs by 10% amid talks about cut in Mercosur
Updated on 11/05/2021 03:49 pm The Brazilian government announced a 10% reduction in import tariffs on 87% of goods and services, anticipating a move expected by the South American trading bloc Mercosur. The reduction will last until the end of 2022, according to a joint statement from the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of […]