European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in Uruguay for the final stages in years-long negotiations to clinch a controversial trade deal between the EU and the South American Mercosur trade bloc that would create a transatlantic market of some 700 million people.
Speaking on Thursday from Montevideo, von de Leyen said: “The finish line of the EU-Mercosur agreement is in sight. Let’s work, let’s cross it,” sidestepping objections from some EU member states like France and protests by farmers across the bloc.
