The EU and the Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) are engaged in intense discussions, both at the political and technical level, on the sidelines of the 11th WTO ministerial conference (Buenos Aires on 10-13 December) with the objective of paving the way for a political agreement – at best, this week or before Christmas, and at worst in early -2018.
"Progress has been significant over recent weeks (but) questions on agriculture and automobiles are still under...