Acuerdo Mercosur-Unión Europea: ¿qué ha pasado en los 26 años de negociaciones entre ambos bloques?

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.

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