EU and Mercosur countries sign landmark free trade deal

Post by comrade1234 » Sun, Jan 18, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC

Post by finnjohnsen2 » Sun, Jan 18, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC

oytis wrote: post #3

I'm surprised Trump didn't threaten involved parties with tariffs or military action over that yet. As a European, very happy about that happening, for multiple reasons. It's a shame it took so long

Post by nephihaha » Sun, Jan 18, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC

comrade1234 wrote: post #2

Switzerland is part of it too but with a separate deal signed last year but still has to be approved in parliament. Switzerland also has a free-trade agreement with china that has been very lucrative. No other European country has this.

Post by comrade1234 » Sun, Jan 18, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC

nephihaha wrote: post #6

comrade1234 wrote: post #2

Switzerland is part of it too but with a separate deal signed last year but still has to be approved in parliament. Switzerland also has a free-trade agreement with china that has been very lucrative. No other European country has this.

The PRC doesn't even have free trade within itself. Probably a one sided deal, but the apparatchiks have somewhere to stow their money now.

Post by BSDobelix » Sun, Jan 18, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC

comrade1234 wrote: post #2

Switzerland is part of it too but with a separate deal signed last year but still has to be approved in parliament. Switzerland also has a free-trade agreement with china that has been very lucrative. No other European country has this.