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EU and Mercosur to finalise one of the world’s biggest free-trade zones, AP explains

(16 Jan 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Cañuelas, Argentina - 13 January 2026 1. Various aerials of cattle in pens at livestock market ++MUTE++ 2. Various of cattle packed in pens at livestock market ASSOCIATED PRESS Buenos Aires, Argentina - 16 January 2026 3. Various of workers cutting beef ASSOCIATED PRESS Buenos Aires, Argentina - 16 January 2026 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Isabel Debre, The Associated Press: "Tomorrow, the European Union and the South American trading block of Mercosur will sign a major agreement that is 25 years, literally, in the making. And this will create one of the world's largest free trade zones. And Argentine beef producers here in Argentina are some of the big winners of this agreement because suddenly they'll see the tariffs that they've been paying eliminated on their exports of high quality Argentine steak to Europe. And that's true actually of producers of various agricultural goods like wheat and soy all over this trading block, which not only includes Argentina, but also Brazil and Uruguay and Paraguay." ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Cañuelas, Argentina - 13 January 2026 5. Cattle in pens 6. Auctioneer gesturing and speaking during livestock auction ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Lobos, Argentina - 13 January 2026 7. Corn being loaded into storage bag by machinery ++ MUTE++ 8. Tractors 9. Corn being loaded ASSOCIATED PRESS Buenos Aires, Argentina -16 January 2026 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Isabel Debre, Associated Press: "European farmers have been freaked out about this agreement because they fear that a flood of cheap produce from South America will put them out of business. But other sectors in Europe, like exporters of cars and other kinds of manufacturers of industry, have been very excited about the prospect of the elimination of tariffs on their exports to South America. So as after 24 years this comes to be signed in the coming hours we're seeing that many promoters of free trade are very excited about the prospect of this massive agreement at a time in which you hear way more about trade wars and tariffs, especially with the Trump administration, than we do about free trade." ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Lobos, Argentina - 13 January 2026 11. Agricultural fields ++MUTE++ 12. Farmer uncovering wheat 13. Grains of wheat 14. Farmer closing bag of wheat STORYLINE: Talks on a landmark free trade deal between the European Union and four South American countries started so long ago that the euro wasn’t even in circulation, China hadn’t yet joined the World Trade Organization and Venezuela was still America’s top oil provider. But against a starkly different geopolitical background and tough odds — including backlash from powerful protectionist lobbies — the EU and the South American alliance known as Mercosur are expected to formally sign their quarter-century-in-the-making trade pact this Saturday at a ceremony in Paraguay. This is the first major trade agreement for Mercosur, which includes the region’s two biggest economies, Brazil and Argentina, along with Paraguay and Uruguay. Bolivia, the newest member, was not involved in negotiations but can join the agreement in the coming years. The trans-Atlantic trade deal — lifting tariffs on products ranging from Argentine steaks and Brazilian copper to German cars and Italian wine — still has to be ratified by the European Parliament. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hailed the deal last week as a powerful endorsement of multilateralism “in the face of an increasingly hostile and transactional world.” Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...