- It is the confirmation of a common front of Mercosur and support for the search for a Common Market with Europe.
- President Mauricio Macri"Mercosur is approaching its 30th anniversary and we have to focus on how we can be included in the global market," he emphasized, highlighting "the agreements with the European Union, Canada and Korea that will allow us to grow in industry and agriculture."
- President Jair Bolsonaro: “We are about to sign an agreement between Mercosur and the European Union. He went to Brazil and we are here. He met with all the ministers, bringing all the ministers who are important for the preparation of this objective, and we owe it in large part to his work in Mercosur. All countries will win, Argentina, Brazil and all the other countries in the bloc,”
- Negotiations between the European Union and Mercosur have been underway since the mid-1990s.They were interrupted between 2004 and 2010 due to the resistance of both sides to make concessions, in the agricultural sector on the European side and in the industrial sector on the South American side. They restarted in 2012, entered into an impasse again at the beginning of 2014, but gained new momentum in 2017.
- Agricultural Avalanche. This is what the French president fears Emmanuel Macron, of Brazilian and especially Argentine products, which are subject to fewer health regulations than European ones and are cheaper.
- Industrialists from Brazil and Argentina They fear, for their part, that a reduction in Mercosur's external tariff (currently 35%) will put them in competition with European products with a good brand image and high quality.
- Jair Bolsonaro's visit is the preview of the Mercosur summit of presidents will take place in the Argentine city of Santa Fe, between July 13 and 17. On that occasion, Argentina will pass the rotating presidency of the mechanism to Brazil.
With information from Télam and El País.
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