A breakfast meeting organized by former Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Löfven in Brussels brought together leaders from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Spain, Germany, and Mexico.
Lula and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agree that closer ties between the EU, Mercosur, and the Caribbean countries will prove crucial in tackling the “great challenges of our time.”
In Paris, he should meet with President Macron on last week’s move by France to bar the ratification of the Mercosur–EU deal. The move was considered harsh by the Brazilian leader.
The document was inked during the second section of the 2022 Forum on All Atlantic Ocean Research, the Ministerial Event. The first half of the forum, the Scientific Event, took place in Brasília from May 31 to June 2.
Brazil’s Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo and Minister or Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Jean-Yves Le Drian stressed the importance of the free-trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) for the private sector of Mercosur, signed on June 28 this year.
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