European Union-MERCOSUR Agreement FTA

1. Introduction to the European Union-MERCOSUR Interregional Cooperation Framework Agreement
2. European Union-MERCOSUR Bilateral cooperation framework agreements
3. International Trade Relations between the EU and MERCOSUR
4. European Union-MERCOSUR Agreement

The Subject “European Union-MERCOSUR Free Trade Agreement” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Doctorate: World Trade.

Languages: or UE-MERCOSUR UE-MERCOSUR MERCOSUL-UE.

In 1995 the EU began free trade negotiations with MERCOSUR (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay). Negotiations were adjourned in 2004.

The European Union decided to re-launch the negotiations with MERCOSUR in 2010.

Status: In force.

Foreign Trade EU-MERCOSUR

1. Foreign Trade between the EU and MERCOSUR represents nearly as much as the EU trade with the rest of the Hispanic American Markets
2. The European Union was the first largest trading partner of MERCOSUR (21% of total trade of MERCOSUR)
3. MERCOSUR ranks eighth among the EU trade partners (2.7% of total International Trade of EU)
4. The European Union is the first market of MERCOSUR for agricultural exports (20% of total EU's agricultural imports)
5. Top European Union exports to MERCOSUR are industrial products (including the machinery), transport equipment and chemicals products

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

1. The European Union is the largest investor in MERCOSUR

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