The Weaknesses and Strengths of the Mercosur Agreement
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The controversial free trade agreement between the EU and the Mercosur countries Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay is at a crucial stage. It is to be agreed by the end of the year. The EU Commission is currently on a promotional tour in Austria. The "Krone" analyses the weaknesses and strengths of the deal. Basically, this agreement is about removing tariffs and other trade barriers and thus promoting a faster exchange of goods. EU compani…
MONTEVIDEO.—The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, Mario Lubetkin, asked the European Union to ratify the trade agreement with Mercosur before the end of 2025, after more than 25 years of negotiations. During his speech at the World in Progress forum in Barcelona, the Chancellor warned that continuing to delay the approval of the text “would not be a good sign” for South America or for Europe. “The agreement is already in place and benefits…
Luvis Hochimín Pareja Uruguayan Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin said he is “very optimistic” about the approval of the agreement between the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) and the European Union “not 100%, but very optimistic”, but “there is a commitment of the European Union to sign the agreement before the end of this year,” he said. He said that on the Mercosur side, “there is no problem, we are ready and we have the pen soon, the prob…
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