Following from the recent EU-Mercosur trade ministerial meeting and shortly after the adoption of the EU strategy to revive the Cancun talks, EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy travels to all four Mercosur countries between 10 and 16 December. High on the agenda will be discussions on a region-to-region Association Agreement, Mercosur progress in regional integration as well as the Doha Development Agenda, where the EU is pushing for early re-starting of talks. B
efore departing for Buenos Aires Pascal Lamy said: "My end-of-year "marathon" to the region is a clear sign of our commitment to develop a deep and ambitious relationship with the
...[+++] Mercosur region. This will be an opportunity to discuss with the administrations and citizens of the four countries the recently adopted roadmap for the final phase of the negotiations for an EU-Mercosur bi-regional agreement.
