Mercosur
Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:24:00 GMTSwiss minister tells Peña her country interested in dealing with Mercosur
Switzerland's Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Helen Budlinger told Paraguayan President Santiago Peña that her country was interested in expanding businesses with Asunción and with all of the Southern Common Market (M...
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:13:00 GMTMilei would have no qualms breaking up with Mercosur if need be for FTA with US
Argentine President Javier Milei said in an interview with Bloomberg in Davos (Switzerland) that if breaking up with the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) was a requirement to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United S...
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:53:00 GMTArgentina picks Béraud to head all three Montevideo-based embassies
Argentina's Libertarian Government Wednesday announced the appointment of career Ambassador Alan Claudio Béraud as the new mission chief before Uruguay. Béraud is already stationed in Montevideo, where he heads Argentina's re...
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:55:00 GMTNew rules for foreigners wishing to travel to post-Brexit UK
Starting Jan. 8, travelers who do not need a visa to enter post-Brexit UK for leisure will still be required to get an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) from the Foreign Office's website. This new permit allows foreign visi...
Thu, 02 Jan 2025 07:29:00 GMTChinese meat industry and farmers complaining about surging Mercosur imports
Chinese farmers and meat industry associations are complaining about the surge in foreign beef imports and the Ministry of Commerce has promised an investigation into the situation, according to Beijing government sources.
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 10:43:00 GMTWaPo says Paraná Waterway riddled with drug trafficking
The Paraguay-Paraná Waterway channeling myriads of tons of cargo every year is one of the leading passages of cocaine shipments bound for Hamburg and Antwerp, among other destinations, the Washington Post reported. It runs for...
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:59:00 GMTEU/Mercosur trade deal: How detrimental for Mercosur and how beneficial for EU farmers?
A few days after European Commission President Ursula von del Leyen signed a long-pending trade agreement with four South American nations, French farmers were back on the streets dumping manure. This time they parked the tr...
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 10:55:00 GMTMilei reviews his first year in office
Argentine President Javier Milei reviewed his first year in office, during which he did manage to slow down inflation, albeit at a cost. “I want to thank the ordinary Argentines who were treated as second-class citizens for d...
Sat, 07 Dec 2024 10:59:00 GMTFTA to represent 5.1% increase in Brazil's commerce with EU
A Brazilian expert foresees that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union (EU) will represent a 5.1% increase in commerce with the bloc that is already South America's ...
Sat, 07 Dec 2024 10:48:00 GMTPanama becomes Mercosur associate State
Panamian President José Raúl Mulino Friday signed his country's accession to the Southern Common Market as an associate State during the bloc's 65th Leaders Summit in Montevideo, on the sidelines of which the finalization of...