European Commission hopes to complete deal MercosurAfter receiving a proposal from the economic bloc established by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay and the first vice president and minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calvino, he assured this Spain will do ‘everything possible’ to push talks forward.
“As Spain, we support this negotiation. Very useful for Europe and its partners Latin America. We will do everything possible to promote negotiations and, if possible, to reach an agreement under the Spanish presidency,” the caretaker Government’s economic representative said at a press conference after the informal ministerial meeting of the European Union Economic and Financial Affairs: America, Latina and Caribbean, Santiago de Compostela.
The vice president stated that the need to deepen commercial ties was discussed at the meeting. The Mercosur deal is closed “as soon as possible.”
Deputy Director General and European Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said that both the European Union and Europe People from Latin America are “enthusiastic” To move forward economically and geopolitically on “the biggest deal the EU has ever negotiated”.
As he remembers, there were concerns in Brussels about environmental problems or deforestation in Latin America, so last February or March additional sustainability tool.
Taking this into account, Dombrovskis claimed yesterday that Brussels had received a response from Mercosur, and although he thought it was too early to make a full assessment, the commissioner emphasized that there was a desire to move forward, move forward and conclude the agreement by the end of 2020. year.