A few hours after the departure of the South American negotiators, Matthias Jørgensen, negotiator for the European Commission, briefed MEPs on the progress of trade negotiations with Mercosur on Tuesday 20 November at the European Parliament.
After ten days of "intense" negotiations that allowed coverage of all topics at the technical and political levels, progress has been made, but in a very uneven manner.
Progress has been made on rules of origin, including vessel conditions and...