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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Nayara Batschke

Paraguay becomes final South American country to approve Mercosur-European Union trade deal

Paraguay Mercosur EU - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Paraguay on Tuesday became the latest and final South American country to ratify the landmark free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, which will establish one of the world’s largest free trade zones.

The European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, has said it will provisionally ratify the deal, meaning the agreement could take effect even as a legal challenge by European lawmakers winds its way through the European Court of Justice.

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