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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8702

8 May 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 52
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/mercosur
Offers to be exchanged in next few days - EU prepared to negotiate better access for 'the vast majority of farm products'

Brussels, 07/05/2004 (Agence Europe) - The third round of negotiations on a free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur (3-7 May) ended on an optimistic note in Brussels on Friday in terms of striking agreement on schedule (by October). Negotiations are progressing particularly well over institutional aspects (where a text has already been agreed) and political matters, along with cooperation where only two small problems remain. Plenty of work remains in terms of trade, however, Hervé...

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