西班牙预计,尽管面临挑战,欧盟-南锥体共同市场贸易协议将在2025年底前获得批准。 Spain expects EU-Mercosur trade deal ratified by end of 2025 despite challenges.

西班牙经济部长Carlos Cuerpo指出,西班牙希望到2025年底批准欧盟-地中海贸易协定, Spain expects the EU-Mercosur trade agreement to be ratified by end of 2025, Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo said, citing progress amid political and legal challenges. 该协议将取消欧盟对南锥体共同市场出口的91%的关税,并逐步取消该集团四个南美成员国阿根廷、巴西、巴拉圭和乌拉圭进口的92%的关税,期限长达十年。 The deal would eliminate tariffs on 91% of EU exports to Mercosur and gradually remove duties on 92% of imports from the bloc’s four South American members—Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay—over up to a decade. 西班牙是欧盟的主要支持者,尽管一些成员国对工业和环境影响感到关切,但西班牙仍然有信心在年终前获得最后批准。 Spain, a key EU supporter, remains confident in final approval before year-end despite concerns from some member states over industry and environmental impacts.