The EU and Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) are “very close” to concluding an agreement in principle for a free trade agreement. These assurances were provided by the European Commission Vice President in charge of economic issues, Jyrki Katainen, at the end of his meeting with Brazilian President, Michel Temer, on Friday 10 November in Brasilia, where a range of technical level talks were being concluded that day.
“We’re that close to having a new trade accord...