SAO PAULO (ICIS)–EU chemicals trade group welcomed on Friday the “political agreement” between the 27-country bloc and the five-country bloc Mercosur on their free trade deal but, after being 25 years in the making, loose ends for its ratification remain.
The agreement, yet to be published in full, must now be ratified by national parliaments as well as executive EU bodies.
Considering the backlash it has already caused among some constituencies, such as farmers in France, it is not certain the deal will be ratified swiftly. Deforestation concerns in the Amazon or the sharp differences in workers’ rights in the EU and Mercosur have in the past also presented stones on the way.
Published by: www.icis.com
Jonathan Lopez
06-Dec-2024
