On Friday 28 June, negotiations on the commercial side of an association agreement between the EU and the Mercosur bloc (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay) were concluded after 20 years of a turbulent saga.
These talks, launched in 1999 and relaunched in 2016, will finally have been successfully concluded (see EUROPE B12282A10).
"Mercosur trade deal done! A historical moment!", Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, rejoiced on his Twitter account. He went on to say:...