As China loses ground as a destination for German exports, the largest economy in the euro zone seeks new markets for its products and services in Latin America and the Caribbean. “We are in a fragile situation in the world economy and we see great economic potential, especially in Latin American countries,” German Finance Minister […]
Tag: Mercosur
Europe urges to complete trade agreements with Mercosur and Mexico this year
The president of the European Comission (EC), Ursula von der Leyencalled this Wednesday to complete by the end of this year the negotiations on trade agreements between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur (Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil) and between the community club and Mexico. “We should aim to complete agreements with Australia, Mexico and […]
Mercosur will present its business counterproposal to the EU in September
He mercosur will present its counterproposal to the European Union (EU) in negotiations to close a trade agreement, strong Brazilian parliamentarians reported on Tuesday. The proposal agreed by the South American bloc will be presented until September 17, said the deputy Pedro Lupionleader of the front of representatives of the agricultural sector in a press […]
Uruguay on the EU-Mercosur agreement: “enough with the words of 25 years of negotiation”
The President of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pousaid this Tuesday that “enough of words of 25 years of negotiation” regarding the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the mercosur that is being discussed between these blocs and the one who urged them to “agree”. “Enough of the words of 25 years of negotiation. It […]
Agreement with Mercosur, Chinese influence and Ukraine, the pitfalls of the EU-Celac summit
The difficulties in closing the agreement reached with the mercosur After two decades of negotiations, the growing Chinese influence in the region and the critical opinion of Brazil, Mexico and Argentina towards the allies in the war in Ukraine are important divergences that are expected to emerge at the next meeting EU–celac. The III Summit […]
Mercosur will respond to new environmental demands from the European Union
mercosur will deliver its response to the new environmental demands of the European Union (EU) in “a few weeks” in order to continue the negotiation of the agreement between both blocs, official Brazilian sources reported on Thursday. “The answer is technically ready” and Brazil, which holds the rotating presidency of Mercosur this semester, will send […]
France, adamant in its opposition to the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement
France inflexibly maintains its rejection of the ratification of the free trade agreement EU-mercosur unless changes are included at an environmental level and the calls “mirror clauses”, sources from the Élysée indicated this Thursday. Four days before the start of the EU-Celac summit in Brussels, on the margins of which this trade agreement will undoubtedly […]
Venezuela: disqualification of María Corina Machado confronts Mercosur partners
The situation of Venezuela and the disqualification of the opposition Maria Corina Machado faced the Mercosur partners on Tuesday, with Paraguay and Uruguay demanding “raise your voice” against the government of Nicolás, and Brazil and Argentina favorable to “dialogue”. The four countries once again highlighted their differences regarding Venezuela at the LXII Summit of Mercosur […]
Uruguay asks Mercosur to “raise its voice” before the disqualification of the Venezuelan opposition
The president of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, asked this Tuesday Mercosur, a bloc completed by Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, “raise your voice” to condemn the disqualification of Venezuelan opposition member María Corina Machado. “A healthy democracy will not emerge from Venezuela”, if to “a candidate with enormous potential is disqualified for political rather than legal […]
Uruguay criticizes the “inactivity” of Mercosur, which it calls “Zocosur”
The Uruguayan Foreign Minister, Francisco Bustillo, criticized this Monday the “immobility” of Mercosur, the block that his country shares with Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, and which, he said, should be called “Zocosur” for being “south common area”. In his speech before the other Mercosur foreign ministers, which the Uruguayan Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared on […]