Scholz, Milei Demand Swift Deal on EU-Mercosur Free Trade Pact

The leaders of Germany and Argentina called for a swift conclusion to a major trade deal between the European Union and four South American economies that has been opposed by French President Emmanuel Macron.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz received President Javier Milei for talks in Berlin on Sunday in which both leaders discussed closer economic cooperation on trade, renewable energies and climate protection. They discussed the free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur countries and “agreed that negotiations on the agreement should be finalized swiftly,” Scholz’s chief spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said in a statement.