Tag: EU-Mercosur

• Monday, July 8th 2019 - 20:21 UTC

  Brazilian auto exports expected to plunge because of Argentina's recession

  

  Brazilian vehicle exports to Argentina are expected to plunge this year, and the industry could face threats from rising imports following a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, a major industry body said.

• Friday, July 5th 2019 - 10:58 UTC

  Bolsonaro insists, Europe has no authority to discuss environment issues with Brazil

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has rebutted European criticism over his commitment to the environment, saying he'd flown over Europe twice and hadn't seen “even a square kilometre of forest.”

• Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 16:54 UTC

  Brazil anticipates more trade accords following on the Mercosur/EU deal

  

  Brazil’s Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo said on Wednesday that he expects two new trade deals to be signed between the trade bloc Mercosur and other regions in the second half of 2019, hailing a new era of openness in Brazil.

• Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 07:52 UTC

  Brazilian trade secretary praises Bolsonaro for the Mercosur/EU trade deal

  

  Brazil's Foreign Trade Secretary Marcos Troyjo says that Jair Bolsonaro's government was decisive in pulling off the free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union.

• Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 07:33 UTC

  Amazon deforestation keeps advancing; Brazil warned about EU/Mercosur accord clauses on climate change

  

  Deforestation in Brazil's portion of the Amazon rainforest soared more than 88% in June compared with the same month a year ago, the second consecutive month of rising forest destruction under new President Jair Bolsonaro, who has called for the development of the region.

• Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 13:12 UTC

  Hake, squid and scallops will access EU free of tariffs as soon as deal with Mercosur becomes effective

  

  Fisheries exports from Mercosur member countries which now face tariffs ranging from 8% to 15% in the European Union will see them gradually disappear during a seven-year period, according to the terms of the wide-ranging strategic trade and cooperation agreement signed this week between the two blocks.

• Saturday, June 29th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  “Now I only have to recover Malvinas” says Argentine foreign minister after the milestone Mercosur/EU accord

  

  “Now I only have to recover the Malvinas Islands” said Argentine foreign minister Jorge Faurie, following the trade and association agreement reached on Friday in Brussels between Mercosur and the European Union.

• Saturday, June 29th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  EU and Mercosur reach historic agreement creating a 780 million people market

  

  The European Union and Mercosur reached on Friday a political agreement for an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive trade agreement. The EU is the first major partner to strike a trade pact with Mercosur, a bloc comprising Argentina, Brazil Paraguay and Uruguay.

• Thursday, June 6th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Mercosur's Common External Tax in the agenda Bolsonaro will discuss with Macri in Buenos Aires

  

  Brazil and Argentina have started discussing a reduction in the common external tariff (TEC) of the Mercosur trade block, sources in both governments revealed on Wednesday, as their market-friendly presidents look to boost economic growth.

• Friday, May 10th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Brazil confident of a Mercosur/EU trade accord in coming weeks

  

  The European Union and Mercosur will likely close a trade agreement in the near future, Brazil’s Foreign Trade Secretary Lucas Ferraz said in an interview with Bloomberg. “We’ve never been so close,” Ferraz said adding, “we’ve advanced more in four months than in 20 years”.