On Monday 23 October, the European Commission published its report on progress in free-trade negotiations between the EU and Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay), following the fourth round of talks at technical level (since these negotiations were relaunched in 2010) held in Brasilia in early October, as well as the EU's text proposal for the chapter on trade and sustainable development.
Despite revised offers on market access (for goods, services and public procurement) felt...