BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.2//EN TZID:Europe/Berlin X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Berlin BEGIN:VEVENT UID:80@fgveurope.de DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260414T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260414T143000 DTSTAMP:20260320T095435Z URL:https://www.fgveurope.de/fgv-event/eu-mercosur-fta-what-comes-next-leg al-economic-and-geopolitical-implications-for-business-and-policy/ SUMMARY:EU-Mercosur FTA – What comes next? Legal\, economic\, and geopoli tical implications for business and policy DESCRIPTION:The German Economic Institute (IW)\, the German Institute for I nternational and Security Affairs and the Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) Europe invite you to a high-level trade event:\n“EU-Mercosur FTA – Wh at comes next? Legal\, economic\, and geopolitical implications for busine ss and policy”\n\nThe political debate surrounding the EU–Mercosur tra de agreement has entered a new phase.\nAfter the conclusion of negotiation s and recent political steps to advance the agreement\, attention in Bruss els and in EU member states is increasingly shifting to the practical and political questions surrounding its ratification and implementation. While supporters see the agreement as an important opportunity to deepen econom ic ties with South America and strengthen the EU’s global trade partners hips\, critics continue to raise concerns related to environmental standar ds\, agricultural competition and the broader balance between trade libera lization and sustainability commitments. In this context\, the future of t he agreement remains uncertain and politically contested.\nQuestions about the legal structure of the agreement\, possible pathways for ratification and the role of provisional application are shaping the debate at the EU level. At the same time\, businesses are closely watching how the agreemen t could affect market access\, supply chains and investment decisions betw een the two regions.\nBringing together policymakers\, economists\, busine ss representatives and experts\, the event will examine the legal\, econom ic\, and geopolitical implications of the EU–Mercosur agreement and disc uss what the next steps for the partnership could look like.\n\n \;\n\ nProgramme\n\n11:45 Light Lunch &\; Registration\n\n12:30 Welcome\nCesa r Cunha Campos\, Director-General\, FGV Europe\n\n12:35 Keynote\nBernd Lan ge\, Chair INTA Committee\, European Parliament\n\n13:00 Fireside Chat\n “Provisional Application of the FTA”\n\nPeter-Tobias Stoll\, Professo r for Public International Law\, University of Göttingen &\;\nDorothé e Falkenberg\, Programme Manager\, SWP Brussels\n\n13:15 Panel Discussion \n\n Paolo Garzotti\, Head of Unit “Latin America and Caribbean”\, DG TRADE\, Commission\n Bettina Rudloff\, Senior Associate\, SWP\n Samina Sultan\, Senior Economist\, German Economic Institute (IW)\n N.N. Tbc\, H ead of EU Representation\, Volkswagen Group\n Pierre Leturcq (tbc)\, Seni or Associate\, The Institute for European Environmental Policy\n\nModerate d by\nSandra Parthie\, Head of Brussels Liaison Office\, German Economic I nstitute (IW)\n\n14:30 Closing\n\n \;\n\nLocation:\n\nRepresentation o f the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the European Union in Brussels\nR ue Montoyer 47\n1000 Brussels\n\n \;\n\nhttps://www.iw-veranstaltungen .de/#/events/59446c48-1eae-44a5-b671-7941f11a2d5c\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.fgveurope.de/wp-content/uploads/2026 /03/headerbild_event-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Brussels X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Brussels BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR