While Brazil's Foreign Minister José Serra says he hopes to see a conclusion of the EU-Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – with Venezuela not taking part in the talks) free trade talks within the next two years, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström takes a more cautious line, saying she does not want to set a deadline.
The technical talks in Montevideo on 10-14 October (the first since the negotiations began in 2010) will be the first real round of discussions, says...