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Singapore, South America customs union Mercosur launch free trade negotiations
24-Jul-2018 The Straits Times
Singapore and the South American customs union Mercosur have started negotiations for a free trade agreement.
EU-Mercosur trade talks targeting September finale: Argentina
20-Jul-2018 Reuters
A free trade agreement between the European Union and Latin American bloc Mercosur is close to being concluded, with a final push over the line seen by early September.
European business lobby urges Brussels to accelerate trade talks with Mercosur
19-Jul-2018 MercoPress
European companies are urging the European Union to accelerate trade negotiations with Mercosur bloc, in a sign of concern that the 20-year talks could once again fall dormant if they do not reach an accord this week.
EU keen to get Mercosur deal over line as trade war with US ramps up
9-Jul-2018 Independent.ie
Talks on a trade deal between the EU and South American Mercosur bloc are heating up this summer.
Mercosur, EU to hold talks in Brussels
5-Jul-2018 Prensa Latina
Foreign Ministers of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) will meet with the European Union on July 18 in Brussels to discuss aspects of the trade agreement.
Mercosur offers to halve import tariff on EU cars -paper
27-Jun-2018 Reuters
The Mercosur bloc of four South American nations has offered to cut import tariffs on European Union cars by 50 percent .
Mercosur-Canada agreement includes women’s issue
22-Jun-2018 Prensa Latina
Uruguayan Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa announced that the trade agreement between the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) and Canada includes a chapter on the promotion of women in that area.
Argentina’s Macri wants Mercosur to pursue global trade deals
20-Jun-2018 Latin America Herald Tribune
Argentine President Mauricio Macri and Uruguayan counterpart Tabare Vazquez agreed that the Mercosur bloc should pursue trade accords with Asian countries and Canada.
Uruguay calls on Mercosur to renew trade talks with China
19-Jun-2018 Xinhua
Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez called on member countries of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) to renew trade talks with China.
EU-Mercosur trade talks resume in Montevideo, though 2018 timeframe remains unclear
14-Jun-2018 ICTSD
Trade negotiators for the EU and Mercosur resumed formal talks last week, with officials announcing “constructive progress” thereafter while stopping short of announcing a timeframe for concluding the long-awaited trade deal.
Mercosur: Don’t sacrifice our food standards and tropical forests for trade
8-Jun-2018 Euractiv
The trade agreement currently being negotiated by the EU and Mercosur will increase deforestation and accelerate the demise of European farmers by subjecting them to unfair competition.
Beef lobby ramps up pressure on Mercosur
8-Jun-2018 Independent.ie
The Irish government will not block any future trade deal between the EU and Mercosur, despite intense lobbying by the farm organisations and meat processors.
EU and Mercosur aim to settle GI protection in renewed trade talks
6-Jun-2018 IEG
The EU and the Mercosur countries have started a fresh round of trade discussions in which both parties seek to strike an agreement on the key aspects of Geographical Indications and tariff reductions for car exports.
India seeks to fast-track pact with MERCOSUR
6-Jun-2018 Financial Express
Sources said the countries that are part of the India-MERCOSUR PTA have been in discussions to increase the tariff lines in order to boost the trade volumes.
EU, Mercosur trade talks resume with renewed optimism
4-Jun-2018 Reuters
The European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc begin a fresh round of trade talks with renewed optimism that negotiators may be nearing an accord after almost 20 years of talks.
EU-Mercosur free trade deal ’only good for corporations’: European MP
30-May-2018 TeleSur
Italian activist and member of the European Parliament Eleonora Forenza blasted the free trade agreement negotiated by the European Union and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) saying it only benefits multinational corporations
S. Korea, Mercosur agree to launch trade talks
25-May-2018 Yonhap
South Korea and the South American trade block Mercosur agreed to begin formal negotiations for a trade deal in the latter half of this year.
The EU is no progressive free trader: It’s exporting chronic diseases to Latin America
24-May-2018 Euractiv
The EU has apparently chosen to put the trade goals of European tobacco companies ahead of their own commitments to sustainable development.
Mercosur and Japan scheduled to begin trade talks next November in Argentina
22-May-2018 Merco Press
Mercosur trade bloc looks to begin economic and trade talks with Japan as soon as November, Brazil’s foreign minister said, calling trade with Asia essential to regional economic health as the US embraces protectionism.
Pacific Alliance, associate members enter fourth negotiating round, look to clinch deal by July
17-May-2018 ICTSD
The four-country Pacific Alliance consists of Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. The coalition aims to achieve the goal, launched nearly a year ago, of conferring a new associate member status to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore.