By Oscar Pandiello ( April 30, 2026, 10:24 GMT | Comment) -- After 25 years of talks, the EU-Mercosur interim trade deal will start applying provisionally on Friday. It will bring initial tariff cuts and some immediate duty-free access, but its first impact is likely to be broader than customs savings. New rules on services, worker mobility and procurement will begin to create a more predictable framework for doing business across the Atlantic. While companies will see early gains, the deeper value of the deal may lie in its certainty over the longer term.After 25 years of negotiations — and despite continued efforts to stop it — the EU-Mercosur trade deal will start applying provisionally on Friday. Touted as one of the biggest trade-liberalization efforts in recent history, it will begin to open a market of 700 million people, with the first test being how quickly companies can turn that political breakthrough into commercial gains....
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