The trade talks between the EU Commission and the four Mercosur states are entering the final phase. „The technical negotiations are ready for a political push“, said Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis yesterday after the meeting of EU trade ministers. Spanish State Secretary Xiana Margarida Méndez Bértolo said that she hoped for the necessary political impetus in the next two weeks. „We are closer to a deal than ever before.“