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EU-Mercosur talking across each other over trade agreement
27-Dec-2013 Buenos Aires Herald
After 31 months of talks, 2013 was supposed to mark the time when the European Union and the Mercosur bloc were going to present their respective offers for a free trade deal all sides claim to want. Yet 2013 will end as it began —without any concrete progress.
Brazil route to broader Europe trade faces regional roadblock
27-Sep-2013 WSJ
Brazil’s government is ready to present a proposal that would put 90% of its commerce with the European Union under a free-trade agreement, but the effort could stall on resistance from the country’s existing partners in the regional Mercosur trade bloc.
EU confirms no block-to-individual Mercosur member trade negotiation has been requested
13-Aug-2013 MercoPress
The 28-country European Union underscored the potential benefits of a free trade agreement with Mercosur and revealed that so far no country member of the group has requested to a bilateral negotiation.
Cristina Fernandez delaying Mercosur/EU discussions for a free trade agreement
28-Jan-2013
Argentine president Cristina Fernandez downplayed immediate discussions for the trade and cooperation agreement between EU and Mercosur arguing that the South American block should elaborate and discuss new proposals to be presented to the Europe Union on the last quarter of this year.
EU expects to advance trade talks with Mercosur late this month in Chile
7-Jan-2013 MercoPress
The European Union expects to advance cooperation and trade discussions with Mercosur late this month in Chile in the sidelines of the EU/Celac (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States), said EU ambassador in Chile, Rafael Dochao Moreno.