There can be no further doubt. The European Union will apply the free trade agreement with the South American countries of Mercosur on a provisional basis.
The European Commission had previously indicated that it would do so once a Mercosur country had voted to ratify the trade agreement.
It is now official: on Thursday 26 February, Uruguay and Argentina completed their ratification process ahead of schedule. Brazil and Paraguay are also well on the way to doing so.
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