Falklands controversy jeopardises EU-Mercosur FTA

New Europe Wednesday 8th February, 2012

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner announced that her country is to file a formal complaint to the United Nations about the UK "militarisation" around the disputed Falkland Islands. The dispute could seriously jeopardise the future of the free trade agreement (FTA) between the EU and Mercosur. It has been nearly 30 years since the...

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