Joint Statement: Conclusion of MERCOSUR–EFTA Negotiations

2025-07-29T15:31:02-03:0026 de August de 2019|Agenda externa, Argentina|

On Friday, August 23, 2019, in Buenos Aires, negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement between MERCOSUR and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)—a bloc composed of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland—were officially concluded. Negotiations between the two blocs were launched in January 2017 and concluded after ten rounds.

MERCOSUR Concludes Historic Strategic Association Agreement with the European Union

2025-07-29T16:06:53-03:0028 de June de 2019|Agenda externa, Presidencia argentina, Argentina|

Today in Brussels, MERCOSUR concluded negotiations for the signing of a Strategic Association Agreement with the European Union—an unprecedented agreement for both blocs and one of the most important trade deals globally. This marks the end of a negotiation process that spanned more than 20 years and gained renewed momentum beginning in 2016.

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