Brazilian industry leader said that Mercosur prevents progress in accordance with EU.
Brasilia, July 14 .- The president of the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) of Brazil, Robson Andrade, today said that the differences in Mercosur prevents the Brazilian Government to move faster in negotiating a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU).
"If we were alone, would be easier," said the president of the largest industrial employer of the IV Brazilian Meeting for Brazil-European Union, held today, sto credits, at the Chancery.
"It's clear that together we are stronger economically, but on the other hand, we have differences with Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay" that prevent progress in negotiations with third countries, according to business leaders.
The Southern Common Market (Mercosur) free-trade area that brings together Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay and that Venezuela is in the process of adhesion-resume last month some old negotiations to establish a free trade agreement with the Union Europe.
The meeting between Brazilian and European business is done in parallel with the Fourth EU-Brazil Summit, which meets in Brasilia the President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, with the presidents, sto credits, of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, and European Commission, Jose Manuel Durao Barroso.
The three presidents who had planned on its agenda a dialogue on bilateral and international issues, with particular emphasis on negotiations for a trade agreement between the EU and the Mercosur bloc, to participate today at the close of the meeting of entrepreneurs.
According to Andrade, the lack, darkfall gold for sale, of progress in negotiations ahead of Brazilian free trade is because they have to be made in mediation of Mercosur "and that makes the agreements."
The president of the CNI should be negotiations between the Mercosur and other countries are proceeding very slowly, not only by differences in the South American bloc, but also by resurgent protectionism in the global economic crisis.
"We are an open market economy have faced problems with more closed economy markets, including non-tariff barriers," complained the leader of the Brazilian industry.
He pointed out that the economic crisis reduced European demand for Brazilian products and added: "We need to discuss that to open markets for Brazilian companies."
Negotiations between the EU and the South American bloc was resumed a month ago, after nearly six years paralyzed, and the Brazilian Government has expressed its interest in the completion by December next.
However, the crisis in Europe and some controversies measures implemented by Argentina with the intention to protect its food industry have created new obstacles in the negotiations.