欧盟推进与南方共同市场贸易协定

Core Points - The European Union is seeking to sign new trade agreements with countries like India, Indonesia, and Thailand amid escalating tariff tensions with the United States [1] - The EU is accelerating the push for a trade agreement with the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), which will gradually eliminate a 35% tariff on European cars and tariffs on automotive parts, machinery, chemicals, textiles, and other industrial goods [1] - The European Commission estimates that this agreement could save EU exporters over 40 billion euros annually [1] - The agreement aims to strengthen the EU's presence in a region where China has become a significant industrial supplier and raw material buyer for Mercosur [1]