After more than 25 years of negotiations, the trade agreement with the Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) reached an important milestone on Friday 9 January, when the Member States’ ambassadors to the EU (Coreper) gave the green light.
Unsurprisingly, France, Poland, Austria, Ireland and Hungary opposed the text, but failed to create a blocking minority (at least four States representing more than 35% of the EU population). Belgium abstained.
The EU/Mercosur...