Mercosur
Mon, 22 Mar 2021 13:44:00 GMTCovid-19: Health situation in Uruguay worsens amid successful vaccination campaign
Although a few weeks ago we talked about Uruguay as a milestone in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, with very few daily cases and a lower mortality rate than any other country in the region, the country of 3.5 million i...
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:50:00 GMTMercosur 26th March summit to be held on line, because of sanitary situation in the region
The Mercosur face-to-face presidential summit scheduled for 26th March originally planned to take place in Argentina that currently holds the rotating chair of the block, will be held online because of the sanitary situation in...
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 10:08:00 GMTArgentina promises Bolivia's incorporation to Mercosur for the next bloc's summit
Argentina pledged on Thursday to manage Bolivia's entry into Mercosur, after both countries relaunched their trade relationship during the official visit of the Argentine Foreign Minister, Felipe Solá, who sees the need to app...
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:55:00 GMTAustrian coalition will block EU/Mercosur trade accord if it goes against the European Green Deal
Austria’s coalition government has confirmed it will block the landmark EU-Mercosur trade agreement – which should create the biggest free-trade area in the world – saying it goes against the EU’s environmental ambition...
Sat, 06 Mar 2021 09:49:00 GMTMaersk forecasts 3% world trade growth; regulations a challenge in Mercosur
The shipping company Maersk expects world trade to grow by 3% or more in 2021. The company sees global trade recovering, but there is still a lot of uncertainty about the size of the impact of Covid-19 on the world economy in 2...
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 18:21:00 GMTUruguay: Pepe Mujica says the pandemic helped Lacalle Pou’s government
The former Uruguayan president José “Pepe” Mujica criticized the government of Luis Lacalle Pou and assured that the Covid-19 pandemic “helped” to improve his image. ”The pandemic is white (in reference to the color ...
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:45:00 GMT"No chance at the moment for ratification of trade deal with Mercosur", France
There is no chance at the moment that France will ratify a free-trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur group, an official at the presidential palace in Paris said on Monday.
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:07:00 GMTUruguay and Paraguay presidents meet to address Mercosur issues in an open agenda
Uruguay and Paraguay presidents, Luis Lacalle Pou and Mario Abdo Benítez will be holding an "open agenda" meeting on Wednesday in the Uruguayan international seaside resort of Punta del Este, where the Paraguayan leader arrive...
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:48:00 GMTMajority of Europeans favor protection of Brazilian Amazon, before EU ratifies Mercosur trade deal
A new poll shows that the grand majority of Europe’s people favors implementing effective protections of the Brazilian Amazon, ending deforestation there, before the EU agrees to ratify the free trade agreement with Mercosur ...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:44:00 GMTBrazil after an accountancy mechanism to extend pandemic emergency payments
Brazilian economy minister Paulo Guedes announced on Thursday that pandemic emergency cash payments to the vulnerable will be extended, but with compensating cost-cutting measures to avoid bankrupting public finances.