EXTERNAL ACTION / Brazil

European Parliament growing impatient to see progress on EU-Mercosur trade deal

Brussels, 31/08/2022 (Agence Europe)

With Brazil’s presidential election coming up in October, MEPs are asking about the future of EU-Brasilia relations. Members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) discussed this with the Executive Director for the Americas of the European External Action Service (EEAS), Brian Glynn, on Wednesday 31 August. 

For the Spanish and Portuguese elected representatives who spoke, rapprochement between the EU and Brazil is more than necessary and is achieved above all...