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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10526

7 January 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 20
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) trade
Mercosur chooses protectionism

Brussels, 06/01/2012 (Agence Europe) - With talks on a free-trade agreement with the EU somewhat in the doldrums since their resumption in May 2010, Mercosur elected in December to go down the path of temporary protectionism to try to overcome the trade imbalances resulting from the global economic situation.

This is a decision that will not help to jump start negotiations on a trade agreement between the EU and the four countries of the Latin American block which are struggling to put...