What’s Behind the EU-Mexico Trade Deal?
Mexico and the European Union have signed an updated trade agreement during the first EU-Mexico summit in over a decade. The new pact expands the original deal to include services and agricultural products, while also facilitating cross-border investments. This agreement comes at a crucial time as Mexico seeks to diversify its trade relationships amid uncertainties surrounding its existing agreements with the United States.
- ▪The updated EU-Mexico trade agreement is expected to be ratified by both sides in the coming months.
- ▪The new pact adds services and farm produce to the original agreement, which only covered industrial goods.
- ▪The EU will mobilize around $5.8 billion in investments in Mexico aligned with President Claudia Sheinbaum's economic development strategy.
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Latin America Brief A one-stop weekly digest of politics, economics, technology, and culture in Latin America. Delivered Friday. What’s Behind the EU-Mexico Trade Deal? With USMCA on ice, Mexico City is looking across the Atlantic for new partners. Osborn-Catherine-foreign-policy-columnist15 Catherine Osborn By Catherine Osborn, the writer of Foreign Policy’s weekly Latin America Brief. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stands next to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stands next to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on May 22.
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