Uruguay

After negotiations spanning over 20 years, and five years on from an initial deal, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her Mercosur counterparts announced an agreement had been reached in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo.

EU and South America strike trade deal, but faces pushback in Europe

THE European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc struck an agreement on a long-delayed free trade deal on Friday (Dec 6), which now, however, faces a tortuous battle for approval in Europe, where ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (left) having a meeting with Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle (second right) at the Torre Ejecutiva, the government's headquarters in Montevideo, Uruguay, Dec 5, 2024.

International

EU chief in last-gasp push to close South America trade deal

EUROPEAN Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday that a controversial free-trade deal between the EU and South America’s Mercosur bloc was “in sight” but her hopes of sealing the pa...

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