Mercosur agreement: von der Leyen ‘very confident’

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is counting on a conclusion of trade talks with the Mercosur countries by the end of the year. She was „very confident, especially after the past two days“, that the negotiations could be concluded in the coming months, von der Leyen said after the summit meeting with the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Brussels.