A panel of experts unpack the EU-Mercosur trade deal and what it means for competitiveness, climate-linked trade rules, and the future of transatlantic strategy. With a combined market of over 700 million consumers and annual trade surpassing $120 billion, the European Union and Mercosur form one of the world’s most significant cross-regional economic relationships. As global supply chains shift and economic security rises to the top of both regions’ agendas, the question of what comes next for