European Union and Mercosur Sign Landmark Free Trade Agreement Following Quarter Century of Negotiations
The European Union and Mercosur have signed a major trade pact to create the world's largest free trade zone. The deal now moves toward parliamentary ratification.
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The European Union 
EU and the Mercosur trade bloc, comprising Argentina 
AR, Brazil 
BR, Paraguay 
PY, and Uruguay 
UY, officially signed a historic free trade agreement on Saturday, January 17, 2026. The signing ceremony took place in Asuncion, Paraguay PY, effectively concluding twenty-five years of complex negotiations. This landmark accord establishes the world's largest free trade zone, encompassing a market of 700 million people and building on annual trade flows that reached €111 billion in 2024.
EU and the Mercosur trade bloc, comprising Argentina AR, Brazil BR, Paraguay PY, and Uruguay UY, officially signed a historic free trade agreement on Saturday, January 17, 2026. The signing ceremony took place in Asuncion, Paraguay PY, effectively concluding twenty-five years of complex negotiations. This landmark accord establishes the world's largest free trade zone, encompassing a market of 700 million people and building on annual trade flows that reached €111 billion in 2024.
