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  • Argentina’s Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno (R) and European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic (L) sign a document as (L-R, back) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Paraguay’s President Santiago Pena, Argentina’s President Javier Milei and Uruguay’s President Yamandu Orsi witness the moment during the signing ceremony of the trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, at the Gran Teatro Jose Asuncion Flores of Paraguay’s Central Bank in Asuncion on January 17, 2026. The South American bloc Mercosur and the European Union on January 17 signed a major trade deal that has been 25 years in the making. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP via Getty Images)Economy

    EU and Mercosur bloc of South American nations sign trade deal to end quarter-century of talks, just as Trump hits Europe with new tariffs

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