On Wednesday, January 14 at 12:00 p.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center and the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center will explore the future of EU-Mercosur trade.

With a combined market of over 700 million consumers and annual trade surpassing $120 billion, the European Union and Mercosur form one of the world’s most significant cross-regional economic relationships. As global supply chains shift and economic security rises to the top of both regions’ agendas, the question of what comes next for the long-negotiated EU-Mercosur agreement has major implications for competitiveness, climate-linked trade rules, and the future of transatlantic strategy.

This event will convene senior officials and leading experts to map the future of EU-Mercosur trade and economic cooperation, touching on both EU and Mercosur perspectives,  the state of play in negotiations, and emerging opportunities and obstacles.

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Opening remarks


Adrienne Arsht
Executive Vice Chair,
Atlantic Council

Speakers


Frances Burwell
Distinguished Fellow, Europe Center,
Atlantic Council;
Managing Director,
McLarty Associates


Jason Marczak
Vice President and Senior Director,
Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center,
Atlantic Council


H.E. Petros Mavromichalis
Ambassador of the European Union to Uruguay


Tatiana Prazeres
Foreign Trade Secretary,
Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services of Brazil


Georg Riekeles
Associate Director,
European Policy Centre


Shunko Rojas
Former Under-Secretary for International Trade of Argentina; Managing Partner, Quipu Advisors


Valentina Sader
Director for Strategy and Programs and Brazil Lead, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center,
Atlantic Council

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