EU trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc takes provisional effect
Key takeaways
- The long-awaited deal creates one of the world’s largest free trade areas with 720m potential consumers.
- The pact took effect on Friday after 25 years of negotiations, creating one of the world’s largest free trade areas, with 720 million potential consumers and an estimated value of $22 trillion.
- The agreement is only provisionally in effect because it is being challenged by the EU’s judiciary.
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The long-awaited deal creates one of the world’s largest free trade areas with 720m potential consumers.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo The EU-Mercosur deal was signed in Paraguay in January [Cesar Olmedo/Reuters] (Reuters)By Al Jazeera Staff and The Associated Press Published On 1 May 20261 May 2026The long-awaited trade deal between the European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc has provisionally come into effect, boosting business ties amid tariff threats and deepening uncertainty around global cooperation.
The pact took effect on Friday after 25 years of negotiations, creating one of the world’s largest free trade areas, with 720 million potential consumers and an estimated value of $22 trillion.