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Sánchez Concludes Paraguay Tour Pressing Europe to Counter Trump Tariffs and Ratify Mercosur Pact

Mobilizing a €7.4 billion rapid-response trade plan, Sánchez aims to press EU partners toward swift Mercosur ratification

Overview

  • Sánchez concluded his Cono Sur tour in Asunción with a bilateral meeting with President Santiago Peña and remarks to business leaders.
  • He labeled President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs “injustificadas e injustas” and urged a unified European countermeasure.
  • He unveiled a rapid-response trade package mobilizing €7.4 billion and tapping €6.7 billion from existing EU instruments.
  • He pressed EU member states to ratify the EU-Mercosur agreement as a “hito fundamental” to reinforce multilateral trade.
  • Spain and Paraguay signed a circular migration pact while he spotlighted Spanish firms’ $674 million in Paraguayan infrastructure investment.