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"Mr President, President-in-Office of the Council, Commissioner, Mercosur is a reality that owes a lot to the European Union. Undoubtedly Mercosur is essentially the fruit of the free and sovereign decision of its members, there is no doubt, of its four full members, soon five if, as we hope, there are no obstacles to the pending ratification of Venezuela’s application for membership.
It is obvious that it is therefore the fruit of its members. However, it is also obvious that, since its origins in 1985, with the Foz de Iguazú declaration and the Treaty of Asunción in 1991, the European Union has been very close to what was then in its infancy and is now a reality. It has been very close, supporting, sharing and defending the very existence of Mercosur and what Mercosur was aiming to do, because we knew that the regional relationship, between regional framework and regional framework, had many benefits for them and also for us.
For this reason the European Parliament has always supported giving maximum impetus to the association agreement between the European Union and Mercosur. An agreement that can stand up, which is ambitious as well as balanced. An agreement which, alongside the trade dimension, the strictly trade dimension, also has a political and institutional chapter, as well as a chapter aimed at promoting sustainable economic and social development.
These are values that have been defended by the European Parliament throughout its relationship with Mercosur. This is why Members of this Parliament that are dedicated to external trade issues in the Committee on International Trade are surprised, as reflected in various speeches, at the announcement of a strategic bilateral agreement with Brazil.
We have all always felt that the regional framework is the most effective way to achieve these objectives, and the real pillar on which to base our relations. It is obvious that the growing role of Brazil deserves not only respect, but real congratulations. President Lula and his Government are consolidating a role of leadership for the country that is contributing a great deal to the stability of the area and progress for millions of people. Everyone is aware, if we look at the figures, of how important Brazil’s influence is in our trade relations with this dear part of the world and how increasingly important it will be.
However, a specific, strategic relationship between the European Union and Brazil, as announced on 30 May, runs the risk of damaging the regional relationship between the European Union and Mercosur.
We heard the Secretary of State and the Commissioner trying to put our minds at rest on this, and we received those explanations. However, we ask that in these negotiations Parliament should continue to be kept informed, because we all understand that, in theory, a specific strategic agreement with Brazil is possible, but that we would not want and would not support anything that weakened the regional relationship."@en1
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