The EU-Mercosur Trade Deal Takes Effect — Here Is What It Means for Europe
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The trade agreement between Brussels and the South American bloc is already applied on a provisional basis, although ratification by the European Parliament is lacking.
The EU-Mercosur trade deal takes effect — here is what it means for Europe
A trading zone of 700 million people came into force on Friday 1st May as one of the world’s largest trade agreements began its provisional application. The EU-Mercosur deal — 25 years in the making — links the European Union with the four founding Mercosur nations of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Negotiations began in 2000 and ran through multiple phases before a political agreement was reached on 6th December 2024, with EU member st…
“It is a great joy, because after 25 years the agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) is not only achieved, but it begins to materialize with the first shipment of hake with zero tariffs,” celebrated the Minister of Livestock, Alfredo Fratti, on the export of 28 tons of processed hake to Lithuania. He advanced that there are good prospects for placing rice and meat in that market. In dialogue with Presidential Communication, the …
Entre Ríos has completed its first tariff-free honey export to Europe, following the entry into force of the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement on May 1st. "For years we supported and worked to make this agreement a reality," Governor Rogelio Frigerio emphasized, celebrating that "the first certificate issued is from Entre Ríos: honey from Concordia arriving in Europe with a 0 percent tariff."
A shipment of natural honey destined for the European market is the first export certified by Argentina under the free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) that came into effect last Friday. "We received the excellent and historic news that today was issued the first certificate that makes the use of quotas granted by the EU to Mercosur viable. Our first certification is an export of honey from Concordia, Entre Ríos, to E…
EU-Mercosur interim trade deal to enter into provisional application
The EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement entered into provisional application on 1 May, bringing immediate and tangible benefits for EU businesses, workers, and citizens. To mark this occasion, President von der Leyen will participate tomorrow, together with the President of the European Council, António Costa, in a video conference with Mercosur leaders. President von der Leyen said: “A lot of work went into getting this landmark deal over the l…
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