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LatinNews Daily - 19 January 2026
REGION: EU-Mercosur deal inches closer but challenges remain
On 17 January Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña hosted a meeting of heads of state of member nations of the Mercosur trade bloc, as well as the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the president of the European Council, António Costa, to sign the trade agreement and partnership agreement with the European Union (EU).
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