EU-Mercosur Association Agreement

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The European Union–Mercosur free trade agreement is a proposed free trade agreement on which the European Union and Mercosur reached agreement in principle in 2019.[1] The planned deal was announced on 28 June at the 2019 G20 Osaka summit after twenty years of negotiations.[1][2] The agreement is praised [3] but also criticized by NGOs, scientists, unions, farmers and indigenous people with both positive and negative aspects usually balanced during discussions.[4]

Although there is agreement in principle, the final texts have not been finalised, signed, or ratified and therefore have not entered into force. If ratified, it would represent the largest trade deal struck by both the EU (512 million inhabitants before Brexit) and Mercosur (260 million inhabitants), in terms of numbers of citizens involved.[2][5] The draft trade deal is part of a wider Association Agreement between the two blocs. Besides trade, the association agreement would also deal with cooperation and political dialogue. Negotiations on these two parts were concluded on 18 June 2020.[6]

As of May 2024, negotiations are still underway.[7]

  1. ^ a b Philip Blenkinsop, Leika Kihara (June 28, 2019). "EU, Mercosur strike trade pact, defying protectionist wave". Reuters. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "EU-Mercosur trade deal: what it all means". Financial Times. 30 June 2019. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Acordo Mercosul-União Europeia e Mudança Estrutural: Considerações a partir de Modelos de Equilíbrio Geral". Carta de Conjuntura. IPEA. July 2023. Retrieved 2024-09-29. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)
  4. ^ "EU-Mercosur-Abkommen | Greenpeace". www.greenpeace.de (in German). 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  5. ^ Klimaschutz, BMWK-Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und. "Assoziierungsabkommen zwischen der EU und den MERCOSUR-Staaten". www.bmwk.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-30.
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  7. ^ "EU-Mercosur Association Agreement / In "A Stronger Europe in the World"". European Parliament. 5 May 2024.