In recent weeks, the European Commission has been keen to reassure the other institutions about the scope of two recent developments on its trade agreement in principle with Mexico. Neither the signing of the free trade agreement between Mexico, Canada and the United States, or 'USMCA’, nor President López Obrador coming to power on December 1 will require the agreement to be reopened.
Signed on November 30, the USMCA should not undermine the provisions negotiated in the April 21...