MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
EU anticipates a trade agreement with Mercosur by next July 2011
EU trade chief Karel De Gucht said on Tuesday in Brazil that a EU-Mercosur trade pact could happen “in less than a year”, despite France's “firm” opposition to a deal with the South American block. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesFarm budget is for Europe as MoD budget for UK; dying dinosaurs to be cut; 30% for both is a good number.
Sep 15th, 2010 - 01:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0The two blocs as protectionist at heart. I wonder the hundreds of thousands of “exceptions” , “exclusions” and “special items” the final agreement will have.
Sep 15th, 2010 - 11:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0Mexico has already signed a free trade agreement with Europe and the results have been dissapointing. It is just as if there wasn´t one, Mexican companies still have to go through all kinds of paperwork and barriers to get their products in Europe.
And what is the defence budget to maintain Argentina's catapults then Billy?
Sep 15th, 2010 - 11:34 am - Link - Report abuse 0I don't know, but we are not talking about argentina or argentine budgets, we are talking about budgets under big threat. I'm sure there will be another opportunity to talk about growing budget in this southern part of the world.
Sep 15th, 2010 - 01:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0There sure will. The Falkland Islands has huge economic potential and has not forgotten the sacrifice paid by the UK forces to rid the Islands of an Argentine military dictatorship.
Sep 15th, 2010 - 02:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0My ETFs based on Brazilian growth are also doing well :-)
This trade agreement thing is not really important. France is against it and France is already showing the EU that it cannot be pushed where it doesn't want to go. In the UK, there are more and more calls for Britain to leave, and polls suggest that 70% want out. Germans are disenchanted. Very much looks like the EU could crumble in a few years. So much for trade agreements then!!
Sep 16th, 2010 - 10:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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