Mercosur y la Unión Europea ponen la mirada en Asia tras su acuerdo de libre comercio
Tras firmar su acuerdo de libre comercio después de 26 años de negociaciones, la Unión Europea (UE) y el Mercosur quieren avanzar en nuevas asociaciones con otros importantes socios globales, con especial atención a Asia, en un contexto marcado por la guerra arancelaria de Estados Unidos. Carlos Meneses / EFE El bloque formado por Argentina, […]
TL;DR
- The EU and Mercosur have signed a free trade agreement after 26 years of negotiations.
- This agreement aims to create the world's largest free trade zone, covering 720 million people and reducing tariffs on 90% of goods.
- Mercosur is actively pursuing new trade deals with the UAE, Vietnam, Japan, and India.
- The Mercosur-India trade agreement includes tariff reductions on approximately 450 product lines.
- Mercosur and Latin American countries are also looking to strengthen relations with China and other Asian countries.
- These trade initiatives are occurring in the context of the US trade war and China's increasing global influence.
- A key objective for the EU is to reduce dependency on certain sectors, such as rare earth minerals, by diversifying supply chains.
- The EU is also pursuing a free trade agreement with Indonesia and is focused on finalizing a similar deal with India.
- European leaders plan to meet with India's Prime Minister to advance trade talks.