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Montevideo, February 22nd 2026 - 14:57 UTC

Mercosur

  • Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Paraguay handed over Mercosur pro-tempore presidency

    There was no joint communiqué, but a 41-point declaration was agreed upon

    The 67th Southern Common Market (Mercosur) Summit concluded on Saturday in Foz do Iguaçu, with Paraguay officially assuming the bloc's pro-tempore presidency from host Brazil. Amid a backdrop of geopolitical friction and trade delays, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña outlined a pragmatic six-month agenda focused on economic openness and regional connectivity.

  • Saturday, December 20th 2025 - 10:32 UTC

    Mercosur leaders shift to “constructive patience” after EU FTA delay

    Ramírez Lezcano warned that these delays would not result in any renegotiation of terms already finalized in late 2024

    Following decades of negotiations and a high-stakes “now or never” deadline set for this week, the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) bloc has officially adopted a stance of cautious optimism after the European Union (EU) failed to secure the necessary internal mandate to sign the historic Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on Saturday.

  • Friday, December 19th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Signing of EU-Mercosur FTA postponed to January

    “We need a few more weeks to resolve some issues with member states,” Von der Leyen stated

    The highly anticipated signing of the free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), originally scheduled for this Saturday in Foz do Iguaçu, has been officially postponed until January following a surge in domestic pressure and mass protests by European farmers.

  • Thursday, December 18th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Lula issues ultimatum as Meloni and Macron stall EU-Mercosur FTA

    Brazil will no longer move a finger as long as Lula is president if the FTA is not signed by Saturday

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva issued a sharp ultimatum to European leaders on Wednesday, declaring that if the long-awaited EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is not signed this Saturday, he will abandon negotiations for the remainder of his presidency.

  • Saturday, December 13th 2025 - 09:31 UTC

    Alckmin says France wants to delay EU-Mercosur FTA

    The world will need to replace aviation kerosene with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), Alckmin also reckoned

    Brazil's Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services, Geraldo Alckmin, stated on Friday that France was attempting to delay the signing of the long-negotiated Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur).

  • Friday, December 5th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Venezuelan opposition leader in Argentina threatened by Caracas' regime

    Trotta recalled the US$25 million reward for Cabello's capture

    Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello —deemed to be the “number two” of Nicolás Maduro's socialist regime— launched a veiled threat against exiled activist Elisa Trotta Gamus, accusing her of conspiring with Israel against the Chavista leadership. Argentine security authorities are now reviewing her protection detail.

  • Friday, December 5th 2025 - 09:11 UTC

    Flybondi eyes Paraguay flag carrier status

    Paraguay is a market with great potential, Sana said

    Argentine low-cost carrier Flybondi has announced an ambitious regional expansion plan involving a projected investment of US$1.7 billion and the establishment of a new operation under a Paraguayan flag.

  • Thursday, November 27th 2025 - 21:52 UTC

    France's National Assembly stones EU-Mercosur FTA

    The resolution passed with 245 votes in favor and 0 against

    The French National Assembly voted unanimously on Thursday to reject the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), sending a strong, non-binding message to President Emmanuel Macron to withhold his approval.

  • Monday, November 24th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Lula foresees Mercosur-EU agreement will be signed on Dec. 20

    The EU and Mercosur completed negotiations on the agreement last December

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Sunday at the G20 Summit in South Africa that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union (EU) would be signed on December 20. Lula, who holds the South American bloc's rotating presidency, has made the deal a priority.

  • Friday, November 21st 2025 - 10:26 UTC

    Lubetkin foresees shift in trade difficulties for Uruguay

    Lubetkin also hoped that in the case of a controversy with Argentina over the installation of a green hydrogen plant

    Uruguay's Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin projected Thursday a major shift in the world's trade landscape, in which his country would need to focus on what to sell instead of to whom, given the surge of 31 tariff-free nations by 2026. Speaking to FocoUy, he framed the emerging trade environment as “practically entering a free trade area” with key global blocs.