{"id":101207,"date":"2026-05-22T15:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T22:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=101207"},"modified":"2026-05-22T10:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:28:11","slug":"as-predicted-here-european-union-and-mexico-sign-a-trade-deal-basically-because-of-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/prophecy\/as-predicted-here-european-union-and-mexico-sign-a-trade-deal-basically-because-of-donald-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"As predicted here, European Union and Mexico sign a trade deal, at least partially because of Donald Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Leaders from the European Union and Mexico finally agreed to a trade deal, at least partially because tariffs and other threats from the Trump Administration:<\/p>\n

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Mexico, EU sign trade pact to boost exports and investment<\/h2>\n

22 May 2026<\/p>\n

Mexico and the European Union (EU) today signed the Modernized Global Agreement (MGA) and the Interim Agreement on Trade (IAT) in Mexico City.<\/p>\n

The MGA will eliminate further tariffs … https:\/\/www.fibre2fashion.com\/news\/textile-news\/mexico-eu-sign-trade-pact-to-boost-exports-and-investment-310505-newsdetails.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Mexico, EU to lower tariffs in bid to grow non-US trade<\/h2>\n

22 May 2026<\/p>\n

The EU is Mexico’s third-largest trading partner, lagging far behind the United States and China.<\/p>\n

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has stressed the importance of “opening other horizons” at a time when both Mexico and the European Union are grappling with US President Donald Trump’s tariff offensive. …<\/p>\n

It facilitates trade in auto parts, a sector particularly affected by Trump’s tariffs.<\/p>\n

“Mexico wants to reduce its dependence on its northern neighbor, but also on Asian, or rather, Chinese, supply chains, and in Europe we are pursuing the same objectives,” an EU official told AFP on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n

On a visit Thursday to Mexico City, the EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, said the deal would create new opportunities for “both economies to compete globally” and build on the momentum of the past decade, which has seen a 75-percent leap in EU-Mexican trade. …<\/p>\n

The lower tariffs enjoyed by Mexico will benefit the European Union, according to Sergio Contreras, president of the Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade.<\/p>\n

Mexico will be “the point of convergence, the platform for the European Union and North America to come together,” he said. https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20260522-mexico-eu-to-lower-tariffs-in-bid-to-grow-non-us-trade<\/a><\/p>\n

MEXICO CITY, May \u206022 (Reuters) – \u2060Mexico and the European Union … seek \u200bto decrease dependence on the U.S. and partially insulate themselves from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The accord, which they reached \u200cbroad agreement on in 2025 but \u200chave delayed signing, expands a Mexico-EU trade accord from 2000, which covered only industrial goods. The new pact \u2060adds services, government \u2060procurement, digital trade, investment and farm produce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mexico\u2019s President Claudia Sheinbaum, European Commission \u200bPresident Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa are to sign the deal in Mexico City in their first summit in over a decade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“This summit means more than trade; it’s a geopolitical statement,” Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign \u200bpolicy chief, said on Thursday in Mexico City ahead of the signing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Both sides want to diversify their \u2060exports away \u2060from the U.S.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The EU was \u2060hit with sweeping \u200bnew duties in Trump\u2019s \u201cLiberation Day\u201d tariffs in April 2025 and prepared countermeasures, though these were paused as \u200bboth sides sought talks. While \u2060tensions eased somewhat with a tariff truce and a July deal, U.S. tariffs on EU exports remain elevated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mexico has also been hit with stiff U.S. tariffs on automotive, steel and aluminum exports, and trade relations between the two countries have been volatile throughout Trump’s second term.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mexico’s economy ministry estimates the new agreement could increase Mexican exports to \u2060the EU from around $24 billion a year to $36 billion by 2030. The EU exports around $65 \u2060billion in goods annually to Mexico. https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/world\/articles\/2026-05-22\/mexico-eu-to-sign-stalled-trade-deal-as-they-aim-to-diversify-from-us<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ursula von der Leyen tweeted the following:<\/p>\n

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We\u2019re opening an EU-Mexico Summit of historic importance.<\/p>\n

There is so much Europe and Mexico can offer one another.<\/p>\n

But even more importantly, there is so much we can achieve together.<\/p>\n

A stronger partnership starts today.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) May 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n