Mercosur

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 10:59:00 GMT
Uruguay wants to become an “actor of peace”
Uruguayan Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin had on Wednesday his first formal day in office on Wednesday. During a ceremony in Montevideo attended by President Yamandú Orsi and Vice President Carolina Cosse, the South American c...

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 10:55:00 GMT
Milei does not rule out leaving Mercosur
Argentine President Javier Milei further elaborated on his plan to curb inflation during his opening speech Saturday before the Legislative Assembly when opening the 202t5t Legislature. Among other items, he spoke of a new agre...

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 10:45:00 GMT
Orsi and Steinmeier underscore Mercosur-EU deal
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi held a one-on-one talk with his German colleague Frank-Walter Steinmeier, at the Estévez Palace in Montevideo. Both leaders agreed on the importance of ratifying the trade agreement between th...

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:37:00 GMT
Export of live animals do not violate Brazilian law, federal court ruling
A Brazilian Federal Court has ruled that the export of live animals for slaughter does not violate Brazilian law. The unanimous decision of the Federal Court overturned a lower court ruling that had suspended the activity at a...

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:18:00 GMT
Paraná-Paraguay Waterway concession tender canceled amid foul play allegations
The Argentine Government of President Javier Milei Wednesday declared the tender for the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway - which handles 80% of the country's exports and is also vital for Paraguay - concession void and launched an in...

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:34:00 GMT
Argentina: Irregularities detected in key waterway concession process
Argentina's Administrative Investigations Prosecutor’s Office (PIA) has identified “serious irregularities” in the bidding process for the concession of the Paraná-Paraguay waterway, a crucial trade corridor for the regi...

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 07:13:00 GMT
Brazil needs to purchase 3,5 million tons of wheat, despite higher yields in domestic production, says CEPEA
Wheat production 2024/2025 in Brazil fell by 2.6% compared to the previous year, with the National Supply Company (Conab) forecasting a harvest of 7.89 million tons in 2024. This also represents an 11.9% reduction in the cultiv...

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:24:00 GMT
Swiss 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 GMT
Milei 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 GMT
Argentina 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...

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