On Tuesday 27 February, European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström confirmed that she could visit Asunción at"the end of the week", should there be a breakthrough in the series of technical level talks that have been taking place in the capital of Paraguay since 20 February to finalise a compromise on the trade section of an association agreement between the EU and Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay).
"We are making good progress as well, but there are issues that have...