BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - JUNE 28, 2019: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan (L), EU trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem (C) and the Argentinian Minister of Foreigns Affairs and Worship Jorge Marcelo Faurie (R) are talking to media about the finalisation of the EU Mercosur negociation in the Berlaymont the EU Commission headquarter on June 28, 2019. Also present on the picture: The Argentinian Minister of Production and Labor Dante Enrique Sica, the Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ernesto Henrique Fraga Araujo, Brazils Deputy Minister of the Economy, in charge of Foreign Trade & International Affairs Marcos Prado Troyjo, Uruguay Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chancellor of Uruguay Rodolfo Nin Novoa, and Brazil Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply Tereza Cristina Corrêa da Costa Dias. The European Uion is negotiating a trade agreement with the four founding Mercosur states - Argentina, Brazil Paraguay and Uruguay, as part of a broader Association Agreement between the two regions. The goal of the new EU-Mercosur trade deal is to: Remove these barriers and help EU firms especially smaller ones to export more; Strengthen workers rights and ensure environmental protection, encourage companies to act responsibly, and uphold high food safety standards and protect quality EU food and drink products labelled as Geographical Indications from imitations. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)
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