EU and Mercosur set to finalise one of the world’s biggest free-trade zones, AP explains

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(16 Jan 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Cañuelas, Argentina - 13 January 2026 1. Cattle packed in pens at livestock market 2. Aerial of cattle in pens ASSOCIATED PRESS Buenos Aires, Argentina - 16 January 2026 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Isabel Debre, The Associated Press: ++STARTS ON SHOT 1 AND PARTIALLY OVERLAID BY SHOTS 4 TO 9++ "Tomorrow, the European Union and the South American trading block of Mercosur will sign a major agreement that is 25 years, literally, in the making.