He Mercosur will seek to seal the delayed trade agreement with the European UnionThe bloc’s foreign ministers meeting in Asunción this Wednesday said in a joint statement. “It will be a priority to conclude the pending aspects of the negotiations with the European Union and reach the signing of a balanced agreement for both parties […]
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Argentina and Spain agree on the “importance” of closing the Mercosur-EU agreement soon
Argentina and Spain They coincided this Monday in the “importance” to close soon the delayed agreement between the Mercosur and the European Union (EU)which accumulates more than two decades of negotiations. That was the result of a meeting held today between the Argentine Foreign Minister, Diana Mondino, and the Spanish ambassador to the South American […]
Brazil trusts that the Mercosur-EU agreement can be closed in February
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of BrazilMauro Vieira, insisted this Wednesday that the negotiation between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) remains open and said that the trade agreement between both blocks could be concluded in February 2024. “We are still talking to find a solution” and ““negotiations continue,” declared the chancellor during an appearance […]
Main development banks in Latin America join together to finance integration
The main banks promoting the development of Latin America announced this Thursday within the framework of the summit of the Mercosur an agreement to jointly finance the works necessary to guarantee the physical integration of the countries of South America. A total of US$10 billion was made available by financial entities to promote the initiative. […]
South America urges Venezuela and Guyana to avoid “unilateral actions”
The South American countries urged this Thursday Venezuela and Guyana to avoid “unilateral actions”, in the midst of the growing tension between both countries over the dominance of the Essequibo region, which Caracas intends to annex. This was stated in a declaration released at the end of the semi-annual Mercosur summit (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay […]
Mercosur Summit in Rio will ratify Bolivia’s entry and agreement with Singapore
The LXIII Summit of Presidents of the Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) began this Thursday in Rio de Janeiro, where they will ratify the incorporation of Bolivia, sign a free trade agreement with Singapore and they will debate the negotiations with the European Union (EU). The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvais the […]
EU and Mercosur, more than 20 years in pursuit of an agreement to create a free trade area
The summit that will bring together the heads of state of the countries of Mercosur this Thursday in Rio de Janeiro It comes more than four years after this bloc reached a free trade agreement in principle with the EU that, however, has remained blocked since then. On June 28, 2019, the European Union (EU) […]
Brazil hopes that the “strategic” Mercosur-EU agreement will be signed “very soon”
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) […]
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 […]