A new round of negotiations between the European Union and Mercosur, the South American bloc composed of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, ended with a new admission of failure on 15 March in Buenos Aires (see EUROPE B12155A31).
For the EU, according to statements by the Commissioner of Agriculture Phil Hogan at Reuters at the end of February, the aim was to settle seven issues relating to cars, car parts, rules of origin, public procurement, maritime services, milk and geographical...