EU and Mercosur resume free-trade talks in attempt to break protracted stalemate
by Alex Koch
July 8, 2018
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Alex Koch
Alex is a senior analyst in the Current Developments team with a primary focus on the Americas. He also serves as an editor on The Daily Brief.