Mercosur
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:10:00 GMTBrazil promulgates Mercosur-EU deal, completing domestic ratification of trade pact
Brazil’s Congress on Tuesday promulgated the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, completing the final domestic step required for the treaty to take effect on the Brazilian side. The ceremony was led by Se...
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 05:17:00 GMTColombia and Venezuela will seek full Mercosur membership, Petro says
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said his country and Venezuela will seek admission to Mercosur as full members, one day after a ministerial meeting in Caracas that he described as “extremely successful,” according to EFE....
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:50:00 GMTBrazil completes its legislative process and ratifies the EU–Mercosur deal
Brazil’s Congress on Wednesday ratified the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, completing the legislative step in the South American bloc’s largest economy. The Senate approved the treaty unanimously, ...
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:06:00 GMTUruguay activates Mercosur–Singapore FTA on a bilateral basis, opening preferential access to Southeast Asia
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Mercosur and Singapore entered into force on a bilateral basis between Uruguay and the city-state on 1 March 2026, after both sides completed domestic procedures and deposited their instru...
Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:51:00 GMTEuropean Commission announces provisional entry into force for the trade pillar of the EU-Mercosur deal
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday announced the provisional application of the trade part of the EU-Mercosur association agreement, following parliamentary ratification in Argentina and Uruguay. The m...
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:41:00 GMTUruguay and Argentina ratify the EU-Mercosur deal, leaving entry into force to Brussels
Uruguay and Argentina ratified on Thursday the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, becoming the first founding members of the South American bloc to complete parliamentary approval. Whether the treaty begin...
Tue, 24 Feb 2026 03:06:00 GMTUruguay moves toward ratifying EU–Mercosur deal after special committee approval
A special committee of Uruguay’s parliament tasked with reviewing the EU–Mercosur agreement approved the ratification bill on Monday, clearing the way for floor votes in the Senate and lower house in the coming days — a t...
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:13:00 GMTUruguay foreign minister Lubetkin grilled over Venezuela, China–Taiwan wording and US visas
Uruguay’s foreign minister Mario Lubetkin appeared before Parliament’s Permanent Commission after an opposition-led interpellation focused on the government’s stance on Venezuela, a Taiwan-related line included in a joint...
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 04:04:00 GMTMercosur–EU deal: Uruguay’s PIT-CNT urges sector impact studies for an “informed” Senate debate
Uruguay’s PIT-CNT labour federation warned lawmakers that the debate on the Mercosur–European Union trade deal is moving forward without adequate sector-by-sector assessments, which it said “limits the possibility of an i...
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 06:13:00 GMTArgentina–Uruguay river commission faces tensions over funding and infrastructure disputes
A string of disagreements between Uruguay’s and Argentina’s delegations at the Administrative Commission of the Uruguay River (CARU) has heightened internal friction at the binational body in recent weeks, amid clashes invo...