bloc
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Major exports from the South American grouping to the EU include agricultural products and minerals, while the 27-country bloc would export machinery, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals with smaller levies.
From Barron's
Still, the agreement can only be fully concluded with consent from the European Parliament, the bloc’s legislative arm.
The deal between the EU and the four founding members of the Mercosur bloc -- Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay -- was a quarter century in the making.
From Barron's
His comments come amid reports Brussels is considering targeting Kyrgyzstan with its anti-coercion instrument, a tool that allows the bloc to retaliate against countries that put pressure on its economic and security interests.
From Barron's
There's also the politics: drivers are a loud, powerful voting bloc, and they "get uppity" when they see parking space taken away, he says.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
