Foreign Ministers of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur)—namely Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay—gathered Friday in Buenos Aires at the San Martín Palace to advance ...

The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) recently concluded a trade deal with South America's Mercosur, significantly ...

On the eve of Thursday's Mercosur summit, Uruguay informed its partners that it will proceed with negotiations, expecting to reach trade agreements with third parties or blocks, ...

EU, Mercosur trade bloc strike free trade agreement Deal now faces long process to finalise, approve Trade agreement over two decades in the making Deal faces pushback from France, EU farmers ...

Presidents of the four Mercosur nations met for their annual summit on Thursday with black clouds hovering over the fate of a trade deal with the European Union, as well as the future of the South ...

The European Union reached a blockbuster free trade agreement Friday with Brazil, Argentina and the three other South American nations in the Mercosur trade alliance, capping a quarter-century of ...

The French government wants to block the free trade agreement between the European Union and five South American countries. Meanwhile, farmers have called for nationwide protests starting on Monday.

Mercosur and the EU have now in effect reopened the negotiating process and will make every effort to reach a deal before December 6, 2023, when Brazil's six-month presidency of Mercosur ends.

The Mercosur trade bloc has its roots in the 1991 Treaty of Asuncion, when the nations of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay set up a common market to ease tariffs and spur commerce. It ...

By Mathew Cohen Argentine President Javier Milei will host Mercosur heads of state in Buenos Aires this week as he continues his campaign to liberalise what he considers the regional trade bloc's ...

France opposed to Mercosur deal EU Commission hopes to sign. Ursula von der Leyen is confident a trade agreement with the South American countries can be reached.

South American trade bloc Mercosur would be willing to negotiate a trade agreement with China if it addresses the lopsided commerce between the two trading partners, Paraguay Foreign Minister ...