Planas defends trade agreements like the Mercosur to boost the future of Spanish wine

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Minister Luis Planas defended this Monday the promotion of trade agreements between Spain and other countries, such as the Mercosur agreement at the opening of the Barcelona Wine Week (BWW). A measure to boost the future of Spanish wine and take it to third markets, he added. During the opening, Planas said he feels "optimistic" about the "disruption of international trade" and the "crisis of multilateralism" caused by the tariffs imposed by the United States and has claimed the usefulness of trade agreements with other countries to face them. "This is the way of the future, opening new markets, having more export possibilities, decreasing the tariffs on the entry of our agri-food products and especially our wine in third markets," he stressed. The minister highlighted that the European Union (EU) and the Government are making an effort to reach trade agreements and mentioned those concluded in the past such as "Canada, Japan, Mexico or Korea" and ...