Tag: EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement

• Monday, April 24th 2023 - 10:59 UTC

  Brazilian official says Mercosur-EU deal may be closed this year

  

  Márcio Elias, executive secretary of Brazil's Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services, said Sunday that the federal government intends to close the free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union this year.

• Thursday, April 20th 2023 - 10:59 UTC

  Lula's stance could jeopardize Mercosur-EU deal

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's stance on the war in Ukraine might jeopardize the Mercosur-European Union deal, according to a confidential report drafted ahead of a European foreign ministers' summit and accessed by Politico.

• Thursday, March 30th 2023 - 16:24 UTC

  France denies blocking EU-Mercosur agreement but reiterates demands

  

  France denies blocking the EU-Mercosur agreement, which it vetoed since it was signed in 2019. However, it reiterates its demands to correct it and says it is waiting for the outcome of the negotiations being conducted by the European Commission with its South American partners.

• Friday, November 4th 2022 - 18:50 UTC

  Lula intent in amending the Mercosur/EU trade agreement: EU pleased with its current wording

  

  The first clash of the Brazilian president-elect with the European Union occurred, given Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's anticipated intention to introduce modifications to the Mercosur/EU trade agreement, discussed for two decades.

• Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 10:12 UTC

  EU-Mercosur agreement ratified in 2023? Uruguayan Foreign Minister sees it possible

  

  It's been more than two decades since the negotiations began. Yet, geopolitical conditions have never been favorable to ratify the agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur. However, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, Francisco Bustillo, said Tuesday during a press conference that there is “a window of opportunity” to ratify the accord between the European and South American blocs in 2023, during the pro tempore rulings of Spain and Brazil in each group.

• Tuesday, May 17th 2022 - 10:03 UTC

  Spain calls for a quick ratification of EU trade agreements with Chile, Mexico and Mercosur, but what else is needed?

  

  Spanish foreign minister Jose Manuel Albares called on his EU peers on Monday to definitively advance in the ratification of the trade accords of the European Union with Chile, Mexico and Mercosur.

• Friday, May 6th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  EU Ambassador to Uruguay on trade agreement with Mercosur: “It is something that European citizens are asking their governments for”

  

  The ambassador of the European Union (EU) in Uruguay, Paolo Berizzi, said he was “optimistic” about the agreement between the bloc he represents and Mercosur. After more than 20 years of negotiations, Berizzi said he believes that this year there will be progress for its entry into force.

• Friday, April 29th 2022 - 09:56 UTC

  Mercosur-Europe FTA now or never, EU diplomat in Buenos Aires says

  

  The European Union's Ambassador to Argentina said Thursday that if the trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur was to be revived it was now or never.

• Saturday, September 4th 2021 - 09:18 UTC

  French President against EU-Mercosur deal over environmental concerns

  

  France's President Emmanuel Macron Friday insisted his government would oppose the trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur due to “incompatible” differences regarding climate issues.

• Thursday, May 27th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Spain eyes Latin America and Mercosur for its new international economy strategy

  

  Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez Wednesday said his country intends to have a greater presence in Latin American markets and for that it is willing to invest more than 4,5 billion euros (almost US $ 5,5 billion).