On Thursday 7 December, a source at the European Commission told EUROPE that the EU does not rule out the prolongation, in early 2018, of its negotiations for a free trade agreement with Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay), but with the objective of sealing an agreement in principle before the possible resignation, in March, of the government in Brazil ahead of general elections in the country in October.
"We think we can achieve (the conclusion of the negotiations) if not at...