From the Leyen: Sending Signal to the World by Eu-Mercosur Pact

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After years of negotiations, the European Union and Mercosur mark a historic moment with their new trade agreement. It sends a clear signal to the world, writes Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

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Faced with the agreement reached between Mercosur and the European Union to create the world's largest free trade zone, Argentina and the rest of the member states that make up the regional bloc will be able to access a territory of 450 million people, representing 15% of the world's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). "Argentina and the MERCOSUR countries will have preferential access to the EU, the third global economy, a market of 450 million peopl…