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EU-Mercosur FTA - draft chapter on intellectual property rights (EU proposal, Sep 2016)
23-Sep-2016 European Commission
As released by the European Commission
Latin America’s Mercosur trade bloc to push for EU free trade deal
20-Sep-2016 Europe Online
Members of Latin America‘s Mercosur bloc have agreed to strengthen trade with the European Union and continue negotiations in Brussels from October 10-14.
New FTA between MERCOSUR and SACU impacts Brazil export process
19-May-2016 Thomson Reuters
A new Free Trade Agreement between MERCOSUR and the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) entered into force on 1 April 2016, providing preference margins of 10%, 25%, 50% and 100% for almost 1,050 tariff items on each side.
South Americans won’t give up on beef
13-May-2016 Politico
“Agricultural products are included in the offer the EU is making … just like beef, pork, dairy and grain,” said the foreign minister of Uruguay.
EU Trade Commissioner refuses to rule beef out of Mercosur trade deal
11-May-2016 AgriLand
EU Commissioner Cecilia Malmström refused to rule beef out of a new trade deal between the EU and a host of South American countries.
Irish beef farmers protest over ‘sell-out’ trade talks
6-May-2016 Farmers Weekly
Dozens of Irish farmers staged a demonstration outside the offices of the EU Commission in Dublin, claiming that plans being discussed as part of European trade talks will “sell out” the EU’s beef sector.
A beef with Mercosur
6-May-2016 Politico
The much-maligned EU market-access offer for South American beef, which could be exported at reduced tax rates to the EU under a planned trade deal, is off the negotiating table — for now.
Farming risks being used as bargaining chip in EU trade deals
20-Apr-2016 Farmers Weekly
Concern is mounting that agriculture could be used as a bargaining chip in two large free-trade deals currently being negotiated by the EU.
Mercosur — the battle gets nasty
19-Apr-2016 Politico
The dispute over a planned exchange of market access offers with the South American trade bloc was front and center at a meeting of foreign ministers in Luxembourg.
Mercosur deal could cost EU farmers €7.8bn
19-Apr-2016 The Scottish Farmer
A Mercosur trade deal between the European Union and South America could inflict losses of €7.8bn on farmers in the EU’s 28 member states, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association.
Obama’s economic omens in Argentina
14-Apr-2016 Marcha
Obama’s visit to our country has left behind a host of controversies. Set out below, are the omens he made on economic affairs.
We oppose the negotiations of the EU-Mercosur FTA going forward
14-Apr-2016 CADTM
We, ATTAC Argentina, members of the CADTM – AYNA network, express our opposition to the negotiations, recently relaunched by the Mauricio Macri government, to sign a Free Trade Treaty (FTA) between the countries of Mercosur and the European Union.
France will drive the FTA with Mercosur but will protect agriculture
14-Apr-2016 El Observador
The French President, François Hollande, showed that he was politically in sync with the presidents of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez, and Argentina, Mauricio Macri, and opened dialogue on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that Mercosur and the European Union are negotiating.
Mercosur and Unasur establish a platform for the joint purchase of medicines
14-Apr-2016 Nodal
The historic decision to break barriers to improve access to costly medicines was taken during the “First Extraordinary Meeting of the Ministers of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur).
EU agricultural cooperative urges ministers to ’reject outright’ Latin American free trade talks
13-Apr-2016 Farming UK
Copa & Cogeca have urged EU Ministers to ’reject outright’ an EU Commission offer on agriculture which includes sensitive agriculture products in the free trade talks with the Latin American trade bloc Mercosur.
EU, Mercosur move forward on trade talks
12-Apr-2016 Buenos Aires Herald
Blocs will exchange offers on the second week of May, followed by meeting in Montevideo.
Uruguay to promote Mercosur-China FTA: FM
29-Mar-2016 Xinhua
Uruguay expects to promote the signing of a free trade agreement between Mercosur and China when Uruguay holds its pro-tempore presidency.
IFA wants Coveney to defend farmers against potential EU/Mercosur trade deal
22-Mar-2016 AgriLand
The IFA is calling on Minister Coveney and Ireland’s MEPs to come out strongly against a potential EU/Mercosur deal and in defence of farmers and the agriculture sector.
EU in Latin America trade push
21-Mar-2016 EurActiv
The EU is in a drive to deepen trade ties with Latin America. It is eager to do business with Cuba, and on the cusp of relaunching negotiations with Mercosur.
Mercosur makes EU free trade offer before French visit
26-Feb-2016 EurActiv
South American bloc Mercosur is offering to open up 93% of its trade to competition from the European Union to seal a long-sought free-trade deal.