Mipel president prepares for Mercosur trip
President of leathergoods manufacturer Bric’s, Roberto Briccola, is to take part in a business delegation to Latin America in October.
He said at the Mipel exhibition in Milan in September that he was looking forward to the trip, which will take in a number of countries in the region.
This will be part of a series of visits that business groups from the European Union are making to South America. This is in the context of a partnership agreement that the two trade blocs have reached.
The trading pillar of the agreement has still to be ratified but Reuters has reported that it could lead to eliminating tariffs on 91% of EU exports to Mercosur, and 92% of Mercosur exports to the EU, phased in over time.
Mr Briccola (pictured), who is president of the Mipel event, said Mercosur, with around 270 million inhabitants, could be an important growth opportunity for European manufacturers. “If the tariffs really were to come down, it could be very interesting for us,” he said.
