While negotiations with the South American bloc still seem seem to be dragging on, the European Commission is defending the possibility of concluding talks on a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, the South American common market, by November of this year.
Speaking at the European Business Summit on Tuesday 7 May, Jean-Luc Demarty, Director-General for foreign trade at the European Commission, was optimistic about the chances of concluding a free trade agreement...