El 5 de diciembre de 2024, la presidenta de la Comisión Europea, Ursula von der Leyen y sus homólogos del Mercosur finalizaron las negociaciones para un acuerdo de asociación entre la UE y el Mercosur.
Katja Kallas, vicepresidenta de la Comisión Europea, declaró: “El acuerdo crea un mercado para más de 700 millones de personas y permite a las empresas europeas ahorrar miles de millones de euros anuales en aranceles. Para ambas partes, generará muchos más empleos y oportunidades.”
Este acuerdo permite diversificar las cadenas de suministro de ambas regiones, ayudar a las pequeñas y medianas empresas a exportar más con menos burocracia, garantizar preferencias comerciales en sectores industriales estratégicos de emisiones netas cero, como las tecnologías de energía renovable y los combustibles con bajas emisiones de carbono y garantizar un flujo eficiente, confiable y sostenible de materias primas fundamentales para la transición verde global, entre otras cosas.
Tras la finalización de la negociación entre las partes, el acuerdo se deberá presentar en el Consejo y Parlamento Europeo para su aprobación.
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European Council on Foreign Relations
"Blocking this deal would damage the EU’s reputation, even causing countries such as Brazil – which treads the line between the West and China – to doubt Europe’s ability to foster productive economic relationships. The agreement is the first real test of European credibility as a defender of free multilateral trade before Donald Trump makes his return to the White House. The president-elect has vowed to raise US tariffs dramatically, causing fears of a global trade war."
Atlantic Council
"The agreement improves market access for Mercosur exports, reduces costs for importing essential inputs and machinery, attracts foreign investment, and fosters economic growth and job creation. However, local industries might face heightened competition from EU manufacturers, and there is concern that EU-imposed environmental and sustainability standards could disproportionately affect Mercosur producers, potentially offsetting some benefits. "
Financial Times
"But first there’s Paris to deal with. On this occasion, France’s objection looks more genuine than the traditional performative French opposition to trade deals. Emmanuel Macron is being harried domestically by Marine Le Pen, who doesn’t much like free trade within the EU, let alone with other economies. Macron is joined in the “no” camp by Poland’s Donald Tusk, whose resistance may be less heartfelt but is nonetheless real. The likely swing state is Italy, with Giorgia Meloni caught between her voter base in export-oriented industrial sectors and the country’s noisy farmers."