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  Félix Peña

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PRIORITY ISSUES IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE RELATIONS OF THE MERCOSUR COUNTRIES

por Félix Peña
August 2024


 

There are at least three issues that occupy a prominent place on the agenda of Argentina and Mercosur international trade relations.

The first issue is related to Mercosur's own development. The second is the negotiations between Mercosur and the European Union. And the third is the relationship between the Mercosur countries and Venezuela.


Notwithstanding others, by the end of July 2024, at least three issues will occupy a prominent place on the agenda of the international trade relations of Argentina and its Mercosur partners. All three have deep roots and they are likely to remain relevant in the future, both politically and economically.

One issue relates to Mercosur's own development. This became evident at the 64th Mercosur Summit, held in early July in Asunción. In the analysis made by Julieta Zelicovich in the article published in newspaper La Nación, entitled "La resiliencia del Mercosur. Un balance de la Cumbre de Asunción", (The resilience of Mercosur. A Review of the Asunción Summit). The renowned specialist concludes her presentation with a paragraph whose title can be interpreted as a definition: "Mercosur, in spite of everything" (see the reference in the recommended reading section below).

In this regard, I would like to emphasize what the author points out at the end of the article: "The recent summit thus marks a possible and common path, with regional integration as a tool for insertion into global dynamics." She also points out that "this path will not be easy or free of tensions, but that Mercosur members are willing to embark on it together."

The second issue refers to the protracted negotiations that Mercosur and the European Union have been conducting for many years. In this regard, see the article "Unión Europea y Mercosur: cuatro nudos ¿y un desenlace? (European Union and Mercosur: four knots and a resolution?) by José Antonio Sanahuja and Jorge Damián Rodríguez, cited also as recommended reading, which deals with the four knots referred to in the title of the article.

This four so-called knots are: a) the EU's environmental demands, which are also, according to Mercosur, forms of covert and unilateral protectionism; b) the adaptation of the agreement to a post-neoliberal phase in development policies and the return of industrial policy; c) the debate on the nature and viability of Mercosur and its external relations; and d) the political and legal constraints for ratifying a "mixed agreement" under the EU law.

The third issue is manifested in the relations between Mercosur countries and Venezuela, especially in the wake of the presidential elections that took place on July 28. The crisis that has been unleashed in Venezuela as a consequence of the elections and of the actions of many of the protagonists has been reflected in the Venezuelan and international press in the few days that have elapsed since the ballot. Much has been written about it and much is worth perusing. In the reading section of this newsletter we have included references to articles by Claudio Jacquelin and Carlos Pagni.


Recommended reading:


  • Elizondo, Marcelo, "Venezuela: otro episodio traumático para los socios del Mercosur", Suplemento Comercio Exterior, Diario La Nación, August 1, 2024, p. 3.
  • Jacquelin, Claudio, "Un desenlace con impacto en la Argentina", Sección "El Mundo", Diario La Nación, Buenos Aires, July 29, 2024, p. 11.
  • Origlia, Gabriela, "Las implicancias del ingreso al Mercosur de un nuevo socio con voz y voto", Suplemento Comercio Exterior, Diario La Nación, August 1, 2024, pp. 4-5.
  • Pagni, Carlos, "La rigidez de Kicillof y el apagón democrático", Sección Política, Diario La Nación, August 1, 2024, pp. 1 and 14.
  • Sanahuja, José Antonio; Rodríguez, Jorge Damian, "Unión Europea y Mercosur: cuatro nudos ¿y un desenlace?, Tribuna Global, NUSO Nº311, May-June 2024.
  • Schulz, Sebastián, "La Geopolítica de la Inteligencia Artificial", Observadores Críticos, February 12, 2024.
  • Stefanoni, Pablo, "América Latina: ¿un momento destituyente?", Coyuntura NUSO, Nº311, May-June 2024.
  • Zelicovich, Julieta, "Una política exterior para la "jungla". Argentina en el contexto internacional", Tema Central NUSO, Nº308, November-December 2024.
  • Zelicovich, Julieta, "La resiliencia del Mercosur. Un balance de la Cumbre de Asunción", Opinión Nuevas Sociedad, July 2024.

Félix Peña es Director del Instituto de Comercio Internacional de la Fundación ICBC; Director de la Maestría en Relaciones Comerciales Internacionales de la Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero (UNTREF); Miembro del Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Argentino para las Relaciones Internacionales (CARI). Miembro del Brains Trust del Evian Group. Ampliar trayectoria.

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