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Mercosur

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 09:49:00 GMT
Uruguay extends closure of frontier until the end of January; concern with clandestine partying
Uruguay announced on Wednesday a raft of new measures to help contain the growing number of Covid 19 positive cases which if sustained could strain hospital and sanitary capacities.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:36:00 GMT
Dry weather threatens southern Brazil and eastern Argentina
Dry weather across some of the major producing regions in South America is putting upward pressure on corn and soybean prices at the start the new year. Dryness is expected to continue through the short term across southern Bra...

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 09:32:00 GMT
Advancing Falklands' sovereignty claims, one of Argentina's objectives as chair of Mercosur
Argentina is holding the pro tempore rotating chair of Mercosur during the next six months and three are its main objectives during that period according to foreign ministry sources in Buenos Aires. They include Bolivia, the Fa...

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 12:26:00 GMT
Mercosur ready to address EU environmental concerns that have stalled trade deal
Mercosur countries will address environmental concerns raised by the European Union that have stalled ratification of a free trade deal between the two trade blocs, Argentina’s foreign minister said on Monday.

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 09:55:00 GMT
Distrust of Bolsonaro is holding up the EU/Mercosur trade deal, says EU ambassador in Brasilia
Distrust in Europe of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's government is holding up ratification of a trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur, the EU ambassador to Brasilia said.

Sat, 12 Dec 2020 09:49:00 GMT
Argentina takes over the Mercosur chair for six months next 16 December
Uruguay will hand to Argentina next 16 December the pro tempore chair of the South American trade bloc Mercosur. The ceremony as happened six months before with Paraguay will be virtual given the coronavirus pandemic, according...

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 08:43:00 GMT
Brazilian and Argentine beef exports to China suspended after Covid-19 in packaging
Two beef producers from Brazil and one from Argentina have had their exports to China suspended for one week after packaging of their products tested positive for traces of COVID-19, customs said. China's General Administration...

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 08:52:00 GMT
International Contact Group reject Venezuelan election, but Argentina did not sign the statement
The International Contact Group issued a statement on Tuesday to reject the parliamentary elections organized by the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro last Sunday in Venezuela. The block indicated that the electoral process did n...

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 09:41:00 GMT
Curbing Amazon deforestation conditions EU/Mercosur trade deal
Until Brazil makes a political commitment to curb deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, the trade deal between the European Union and South America’s Mercosur trade bloc will not advance toward ratification in Europe, the E...

Sun, 06 Dec 2020 16:30:00 GMT
Uruguayan ex-president Tabaré Vázquez has died
Former Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez died on Sunday morning aged 80 from lung cancer, which he had been suffering from since 2019, in the final stretch of his second presidency. His successor, President Luis Lacalle Pou,...



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