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Montevideo, May 27th 2025 - 23:03 UTC

Tag: EU-Mercosur

  • Thursday, May 8th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    New German Chancellor wants EU-Mercosur deal expedited

    Germany's newly appointed Chancellor Friedrich Merz traveled on his first day in office to Paris and Warsaw to further push for European unity. With French President Emmanuel Macron he discussed bilateral ties, European security, US trade tariffs, and the Ukraine conflict. He also supported the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, despite France's reservations due to environmental concerns.

  • Monday, March 3rd 2025 - 10:45 UTC

    Orsi and Steinmeier underscore Mercosur-EU deal

    “For us in Germany, Uruguay is a particularly reliable partner,” Steinmeir underlined

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi held a one-on-one talk with his German colleague Frank-Walter Steinmeier, at the Estévez Palace in Montevideo. Both leaders agreed on the importance of ratifying the trade agreement between the South American Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union (EU).

  • Wednesday, December 18th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

    EU/Mercosur trade deal: How detrimental for Mercosur and how beneficial for EU farmers?

    EC President Ursula von del Leyen with Mercosur leaders, Argentina’s Javier Milei; Uruguay’s Luis Lacalle Pou; Lula da Silva, Brazil and Paraguay’s Santiago Peña. 

    A few days after European Commission President Ursula von del Leyen signed a long-pending trade agreement with four South American nations, French farmers were back on the streets dumping manure. This time they parked the tractors near the tunnel in Calais that goes through the English Channel, according to a report from German political and business analyst Uwe Hessler.

  • Tuesday, December 3rd 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Paris’ obsession against a deal with Mercosur: shortcomings of French agribusiness

    French agribusiness has struggled to maintain competitiveness, not only against producers outside the EU but also within the bloc, particularly Poland and Romania.

    Why is France so committed to avoid making viable the European Union/Mercosur trade and cooperation agreement? Interest group in France argue that domestic agribusiness has been undergoing profound structural changes over the past few decades, among which declining productivity, rising costs, and a waning interest among younger generations in pursuing agricultural work.

  • Sunday, November 10th 2024 - 15:23 UTC

    France lobbying among EU partners to veto trade agreement with Mercosur

    Minister Annie Genevard admitted Paris is trying to convince “a maximum number of countries”, to set up a veto system to impede the trade agreement EU/Mercosur

    French Agriculture minister, Annie Genevard has declared to her country’s media that Paris is trying to convince “maximum number of countries”, such as Belgium, Bulgaria, Austria, Ireland and “even maybe Italy” to set up a veto system to impede the signing of a trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, the South American trade group.

  • Friday, March 15th 2024 - 13:16 UTC

    The three objectives of Argentine foreign policy, minister Diana Mondino

    Minister Mondino during the AmCham conference

    Argentine Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship minister, Diana Mondino said that three are the main foreign policy objectives of the government of president Javier Milei, international trade and treaties, regional integration and improving logistic costs and returning Argentina to a position of international relevance and prestige, a reliable country with a respected loud voice worldwide, in a context of clear and fair rules of the game so promote corporations from the private sector.

  • Tuesday, December 5th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

    Lula in Germany with Scholz trying to conclude Mercosur/EU trade deal before next Tuesday

    The leaders of the two largest economies of Latin America and the European Union, are meeting in Berlin, Lula da Silva and Olaf Scholz (Pic REUTERS)

    The two leaders of the largest economies of Latin America and Europe met in Berlin on Monday to try and conclude a cooperation and free trade agreement between the South American block and the European Union which has been on the table for over two decades.

  • Tuesday, November 28th 2023 - 10:56 UTC

    Mercosur-EU deal said to be almost done

    Lula and Sánchez hope an announcement can be made at the Mercosur summit on Dec. 7

    European Commission Vice President for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis said on Monday that the European Union (EU)-Mercosur trade deal was ready “for the final political push” after technical negotiations were completed.

  • Monday, November 20th 2023 - 15:29 UTC

    EU promises a Milei government cooperation and hopes for a quick ratification of the Mercosur/EU trade deal

    “Congratulations to Argentina's new president-elect Javier Milei for his victory”. the European Council president Charles Michael said

    European Union officials on Monday congratulated liberal economist Javier Milei on his Sunday windfall election as Argentina's president, with European Council president Charles Michel describing Buenos Aires as a “close partner” and hoping the EU/Mercosur trade deal will be finally ratified.

  • Monday, October 30th 2023 - 21:20 UTC

    EU/Mercosur trade agreement expected to be signed next semester, with Belgium presiding EU Council

    “We continue to be optimistic, but we are also aware that most probably, it will the next semester when we can definitively sign the Mercosur deal”, said Gomez

    Spain's acting Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Tourism, Hector Gomez has anticipated that during this semester, in the framework of Spain's presidency of the European Union Council, some of the “main differences” in negotiations for the trade agreement with Mercosur are expected to be “closed”, but foundations will be solidly established, which means the signature of the accord will be delayed until the next semester

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