On Monday 17 September, a European Commission spokesperson said the EU and Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) negotiators met in Montevideo on 10-14 September and made"limited" progress on the liberalisation of trade between the two blocs(see EUROPE 12096, 12068).
Technical work continued on the trade section of an association agreement between the two blocs "in a constructive atmosphere", a source assured.
A Commission spokesperson recognised that "only limited progress"...