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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8664

12 March 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/mercosur
Negotiators of future agreement show careful optimism - time is getting short

Brussels, 11/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - Careful optimism dominated the work of the EU and Mercosur negotiators, who met this week in Buenos Aires to move forward their work to conclude an association agreement by October. The Europeans feel that the deadline is achievable, but warn against falling behind. Both sides must put realistic offers on the table by April at the latest. But the EU negotiators have criticised the temptation on the Latin-American side to concentrate solely on European...

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