Sánchez tells Uruguay that EU-Mercosur FTA is urgent “to protect ourselves”

Sánchez tells Uruguay that EU-Mercosur FTA is urgent “to protect ourselves”

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi in Montevideo on Tuesday for the signing of a series of bilateral cooperation agreements. At the event, the Spanish leader insisted on the urgent need for a European Union (EU)-Southern Common Market (Mercosur) Free Trade Agreement amid global commerce tensions.