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The paper focuses on the evolution of the economic structure in UE countries during 1985-1996 period, analysing the composition of the their productive structures an their trade relations. We show that convergence on those variable had been partial, existing important differences among some countries, especially when the sectorial composition is observed. As consequence, the risk of a asymmetric shock has not clearly decreased in that period.

This article is focused on finding the mutual interests and reinforcing factors between the two most important economic blocks on an international level: The EUROPEAN UNION and MERCASUR.

The multilateral trade system established at the end of 1947 by the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade (GATT) has always pursued as its main objective the liberalisation of world trade through the international cooperation, a cooperation which has been encouraged and consolidated by the creation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). At present the WTO constitutes, without any doubt, the most important universal operational entity of economic order called globalisation.