Tag: Argentina

EU-Mercosur Updated Agreement: Procurement

                 On December 6th, the European Union (EU) and four Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay) reached a political agreement on an

EU-Mercosur: Limited Procurement Commitments

Two years after reaching an agreement in principle, the European Union and four members of Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) have finalized details of their 2019 agreement. Its government procurement chapter is limited to

EU-Mercosur Agreement in Principle: Procurement

On June 28, the European Union and the four founding members of Mercosur, a South American bloc, reached an agreement in principle on a new trade arrangement. It is the largest trade agreement that the EU has concluded. The European Commission

Trump’s 232 Choice: Tariffs or Quotas?

In March, the president exercised his authority under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to impose 25% tariffs on steel imports and 10% tariffs on aluminum imports, based on findings that the imports threatened the national security. The tariffs