EU AND MEXICO TO BEEF UP TRADE PACT
May 26th, 2015
Mexico has commenced negotiations with the European Union (EU) that could boost its production and export of barytes, quartz, granite and silica sand – on average, say Mexican government mining officials, two thirds Mexico’s deposits of these minerals remain unexploited.The talks, which started on the June 12 during the 7th EU-Mexico Summit in Brussels, set benchmarks for negotiations to upgrade a 15-year old free trade agreement (FTA) by tackling non-tariff barriers, extending intellectual property rights to more products and revising investor protection ...
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