ISDS Case Map
Mercosur
Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic clarifies the rules and scope of the free trade agreement with the South American bloc. The principle is suspension with the individual state.
Germany's newly appointed Chancellor Friedrich Merz supported the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, despite France's reservations due to environmental concerns.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is interested in advancing talks for a trade deal between South America's Mercosur bloc and Canada in order to "diversify and expand our exchange".
Farmers in France should focus on “improving quality” instead of trying to outcompete Brazilian cattle farmers, said a French senior official.
The European Commission already expressed its wish to use a procedural trick to fast-track the ratification and bypass the opposition of several member states and national parliaments: the so-called ‘splitting’.
As Donald Trump launches a full-scale trade war, France wants to replace the United States with other trade partners. Does that mean Paris is ready to accept a massive trade deal between the European Union and South America it has excoriated for years?
Trump’s global tariffs are persuading Austria to change its mind on a trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc that it had long opposed.
The meeting brought together France and other countries that had led opposition to the EU's possible trade deal with Latin America's Mercosur.
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that he expects talks between South America's Mercosur bloc and Japan on a trade deal to begin in the second half of the year.
A possible economic partnership agreement between Japan and Mercosur has been called the "last mega-FTA" free trade agreement. The Japanese and South American business communities have lobbied heavily to make it a reality.
