The EU’s top two officials will travel to Mexico next week for a summit seeking to remove most remaining barriers to trade and investment, officials said, as both sides look to diversify away from the United States.
The 22 May talks between Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa will see the signing of an updated trade deal, with cooperation on climate change and the fight against organized crime also on the agenda.
“We are opening a new chapter in our partnership,” Costa, who heads the European Council, representing the leaders of the 27 member states, said in a statement.
Held more than a decade after the last such meeting, the eighth EU-Mexico summit comes as Brussels and Mexico City seek to navigate a volatile geopolitical environment under US President Donald Trump.
The EU has rushed to finalise a string of trade deals with the likes of India, Australia and South American bloc Mercosur since Trump unveiled a barrage of tariffs since his return to power last year.
AFP
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