Tag: EU-Mercosur

• Thursday, June 8th 2023 - 15:22 UTC

  France still has objections to the EU/ Mercosur trade agreement

  

  Ahead of July's EU summit with Latin American and Caribbean leaders in July, the first since 2015, the European Commission has unveiled a trade-oriented strategy to renew ties with a region that has been somewhat sidelined by the bloc in a chaotic few years in global politics. Approving the trade agreement with Mercosur is one of EU's priorities but there is French conditioning.

• Monday, May 29th 2023 - 19:50 UTC

  General election in Spain in July following the disastrous showing for Socialists in regional voting; Mercosur alert

  

  Spain is set to hold an early general election on July 23, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Monday. The announcement comes after Sanchez Socialist Party suffered serious setbacks to the conservative opposition in regional elections held on Sunday.

• Friday, March 31st 2023 - 09:00 UTC

  Von der Leyen says Mercosur deal a priority but Argentina warns “not so fast”

  

  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the agreement with Mercosur was a priority, but Argentina's government has second thoughts about the advantages it would actually entail, it was reported Thursday.

• Saturday, March 18th 2023 - 10:01 UTC

  Alckmin discusses Brazil's ties with European envoy beyond Mercosur

  

  Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin met Friday with the European Commission's Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager to discuss the South American country's relations beyond the Mercosur deal, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Friday, March 17th 2023 - 10:18 UTC

  Lula and Abdo discuss Itaipú, Unasur, and UE deal

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Thursday told his Paraguayan colleague Mario Abdo Benítez about his intentions to reorganize Unasur and reinforce Mercosur's unity. Lula and Abdo met at the Itaipu hydroelectric power plant in Foz do Iguazú.

• Thursday, March 16th 2023 - 07:40 UTC

  Uruguayan President not optimistic about Mercosur-EU deal

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday said he was not very optimistic about the future of the trade deal between Mercosur and the European Union and that his lack of hope stemmed from both ends of the Atlantic, not just Brussels.

• Monday, February 27th 2023 - 17:42 UTC

  Mercosur-EU deal on hold until South American producers follow same protocols, Macron warns

  

  French President Emmanuel Macron once again warned during the weekend that the Mercosur-EU deal would not be ratified until every country involved in it abode by the same set of environmental rules. “When restrictions are imposed on our producers, we must impose them on the food we import,” he underlined.

• Friday, February 17th 2023 - 09:22 UTC

  Lula, von der Leyen discuss Mercosur deal and deforestation

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva discussed Thursday the Mercosur agreement with European Union (EU) President Ursula von der Leyen in a telephone conversation during which both leaders also reviewed the South American country's fight against deforestation, it was reported.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2022 - 09:06 UTC

  EU's top diplomat holds talks with Argentine officials

  

  The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell was welcomed Tuesday by Argentine President Alberto Fernández at Casa Rosada to discuss the fate of the free trade agreement with Mercosur signed in June 2019 and still pending ratification.

• Friday, September 9th 2022 - 07:43 UTC

  Uruguay's Foreign Ministry joins global sympathy over Queen's death

  

  Uruguay's Foreign Ministry Thursday issued a statement expressing the South American country's sympathy over the passing of the British monarch at Balmoral Castle.