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Argentina reaffirms commitment to Mercosur but remains cautious about EU accord
22-May-2020 MercoPress
The Mercosur agreement with the EU will be subject to Parliament approval while Argentina is not interested in the South Korea deal, says Argentine Foreign Minister.
Free trade and Mercosur on the agenda for the German EU Presidency
18-May-2020 Euractiv
The resumption of negotiations on the controversial Mercosur agreement and trade policy with the United States are among the priorities of the German EU Council Presidency.
Differences among members, India-Mercosur PTA talks stalled
15-May-2020 Financial Express
The ongoing differences between Brazil and Argentina are expected to have important implications for the future course of action within MERCOSUR and its engagements with other trade and economic partners including India.
The EU must review the premises of its free-trade agreement with Mercosur
7-May-2020 Observatorio do Clima
Environmental safeguards within the agreement, which were already insufficient even before COVID-19, have now made the document outdated.
Brazil wants to change Mercosur rule to make agreements without Argentina viable
6-May-2020 Fohla de S.Paulo
Action would come in the face of the neighboring country’s announcement that it will abandon negotiations on the organization’s agreements.
Singapore in touch with Mercosur bloc on FTA talks after Argentina pullout
4-May-2020 Straits Times
Singapore said that it is in contact with South American bloc Mercosur after a member state pulled out of talks on new free trade agreements (FTAs) that the group is negotiating beyond the region.
Argentina to exit Mercosur trade talks to focus on problems at home
27-Apr-2020 Financial Post
Argentina has decided to withdraw from ongoing trade negotiations with regional bloc Mercosur as it turns its focus on the growing economic crisis at home.
South American bloc’s new trade appetite has suitors calling
11-Mar-2020 Bloomberg
Mercosur is negotiating with South Korea, Canada and Singapore, while Indonesia and Vietnam are possible candidates. Plus, a deal with the European Free Trade Association is in its final stages.
Lebanon close to signing free trade deal with Mercosur countries: ambassador
11-Mar-2020 Xinhua
Lebanon is only a few steps away from signing a free trade agreement with Mercosur countries, the Uruguayan ambassador to Lebanon said
S. Korea, Mercosur bloc hold 5th round of FTA talks
10-Feb-2020 Yonhap News Agency
South Korea held the fifth round of free trade talks with a group of South American countries, including Brazil, with a goal of striking the deal this year.
Wallonia votes against EU trade pact with Mercosur countries
7-Feb-2020 Brussels Times
The Walloon parliament has voted unanimously in favour of a motion critical of the trade pact agreed between the European Union and the Mercosur countries.
Mexico targeting the “very closed” Brazilian economy expects to negotiate a trade deal
4-Feb-2020 MercoPress
Mexico is negotiating with Brazil to expand economic cooperation and believes it can find areas of mutual benefit even though the Brazilian economy is “very closed,” Economy Minister said.
Brazil to seek a Mercosur-UK trade deal similar of agreement with EU
3-Feb-2020 Reuters
Brazil will seek to strike a Mercosur-United Kingdom trade deal post Brexit that could be similar to the trade agreement signed between the South American bloc and the European Union.
Blueprint for a human rights impact assessment of the planned comprehensive free trade agreement between EFTA and Mercosur
24-Jan-2020 Alliance Sud
This study assesses the impact of the EFTA-Mercosur free trade agreement on access to medicines, indigenous rights and women rights.
Mercosur deal at odds with EU carbon neutrality aim, study claims
21-Jan-2020 The Irish Times
The controversial Mercosur trade deal is incompatible with the EU’s commitment to carbon neutrality and “may undermine global efforts to avert runaway climate change”.
Uphill battle for EU-Mercosur pact
21-Jan-2020 Euractiv
Belgium’s region of Wallonia is trying to block the EU-Mercosur free-trade agreement, just like it previously attempted with CETA, the EU-Canada free trade agreement.
New study on Mercosur: A bad deal for climate and environment
16-Jan-2020 Anna Cavazzini
The Mercosur agreement damages the environment, climate and small farmers.
EU crisis: Austria rejects major trade deal in huge blow for Brussels
6-Jan-2020 Express
Austria has thrown the European Union’s decades-long Mercosur trade talks into disarray after the country’s new government will not support the pact in its current form.
Emission intensity of Irish beef vs. Brazilian beef outlined by MEP
19-Dec-2019 AgriLand
The high emission intensity of beef production in the Mercosur countries can reach levels that are more than double the emission intensity of Irish beef.
EU-Mercosur deal lets agribusiness off the hook and exacerbates climate crisis
3-Dec-2019 IATP
It is time that 21st century trade policy reflects 21st century emergencies and answers to the climate crisis.