The European Commission will postpone the decision until January Signing of the trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, as its President Ursula von der Leyen announced this morning. Given the news of the postponement coming after this Print from France and Italy During the Summit of European Heads of State and Government in Brussels, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez assured that “if we have waited twenty-five years, we can wait twenty-five years and a month to sign”.
In a press conference after the end of the meeting in the Belgian capital, Sánchez said: “the time has come“To conclude the pact, despite the change in the agenda provided for in the treaty,” underlines the President the strategic importance Calls for the European Union to open up to new markets in a context dominated by trade rivalry with the United States, and reiterates that the agreement would make it possible to “broker and diversify the EU’s commercial relations with other regional blocs and countries at a crucial time at a business and economic level”.
In addition, Spain has made a direct appeal to the states that have been the least reticent, arguing that it is a… Opportunity for the business structure European because it would bring particular benefits for small and medium-sized enterprises.
The pact would enable the creation of “the world’s most important free trade area.” 700 million people“, which, according to Sánchez’s forecasts, will result in an annual saving of more than 4,000 million euros in customs duties.
Hours before the postponement was announced, Spanish executive sources already stressed the importance of waiting for the postponement Implementation of protective measures Agricultural agreements recently agreed between the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament, which include market control mechanisms and possible suspensions of imports of sensitive European products due to possible distortions. However, these rules are require formal acceptance The legislation was passed by co-legislators and could not come into force before January, dragging out negotiations on trade relations with southern countries.
On the same line the President of FranceEmmanuel Macron agreed on the need to take into account the date of entry into force of these protective measures and to strengthen customs controls before the final signing of the agreement.
In parallel, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni recently communicated to Brazilian President Lula da Silva her willingness to support the treaty “as soon as necessary.” necessary answers to farmers“, clarifying that these depend on the measures that will ultimately be adopted by the European Commission. Sources from the Chigi Palace indicated that “the Italian government is ready to sign the agreement”, but the executive considers it necessary to give priority to resolving the situation on the ground.
The Spanish executive assumes that when the Parliament and the Council of the European Union complete the final adoption of the protective measures, Italy could sign the agreementwhich would increase the chances of the deal being finalized early next year.
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