Mercosur bloc to sign EU trade deal on January 17

Demonstrators holds flares, as Polish farmers protest against the Mercosur trade deal in front of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, in Warsaw, Poland, January 9, 2026. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

BUENOS AIRES, ‌Jan 9 (Reuters) - The ‌Mercosur bloc will sign ‌its long-delayed trade agreement with the European Union on January ‍17, Argentina’s foreign ‍ministry said Friday, ‌marking a breakthrough after years ‍of ​negotiations.

"After more than 30 years ⁠of negotiations, we will sign ‌on January 17 in Paraguay ⁠a ‍historic and most ambitious agreement between both blocs,” ‍Argentine Foreign Minister ‌Pablo Quirno said in a Foreign Ministry statement.