MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s new trade agreement reached with the European Union (EU) is expected to take effect in February 2026 after being signed in the coming months, said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday, reported Xinhua.
The Modernised Global Agreement, replacing the EU-Mexico Global Agreement reached in 2000, “does include tariff reductions on several products, which greatly benefits Mexico’s exports to Europe, both agricultural and manufactured goods,” said Sheinbaum at her daily press conference.
According to local media, the updated deal will immediately eliminate tariffs on 86 per cent of Mexican agricultural goods, with another 10 per cent to be phased out over seven years.
In 2024, trade between the EU and Mexico totaled more than 82 billion euros (US$95.6 billion), making the bloc the Latin American country’s third-largest trading partner, according to the European Council. – BERNAMA-XINHUA
