Acuerdo Mercosur-Unión Europea: ¿qué ha pasado en los 26 años de negociaciones entre ambos bloques?
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TL;DR
- Negotiations for the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement began on June 28, 1999.
- Talks were frozen from 2004 to 2010 due to agricultural sector disagreements and shifting global powers.
- A preliminary political agreement was reached on June 28, 2019.
- France and other EU countries, like Ireland and Poland, initially opposed the deal, citing agricultural and environmental concerns.
- Brazilian President Lula da Silva demanded changes in 2023, securing concessions in areas like government procurement and an annex committing to the Paris Agreement.
- Negotiations concluded on December 6, 2024, in Montevideo.
- The agreement faced further delays due to doubts from Italy but received a green light from a majority of EU countries on January 9, 2026.
- The signing is scheduled for January 17, 2026, in Asunción, Paraguay.