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Farmers in EU raise alarm over Mercosur, Ukraine trade deals • June 4, 2025, 6:57 AM ET (Straits Times)
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Also Known As Mercado Común del Sur • Mercado Comum do Sul • Common Market of the South • Southern Market • Mercado Común del Cono Sur • Southern Common Market • Mercosul • Mercado Commún del Sur
Date 1991 - present
Areas Of Involvement economic regionalism • common market

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