Mercosur
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:49:00 GMTArgentine court orders environmental studies over HIF plant in Uruguay
A federal court in the Argentine city of Concepción del Uruguay on Friday ordered a series of environmental studies and requested information from Uruguayan agencies after accepting a lawsuit against the Uruguayan state and mu...
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:30:00 GMTMercosur, climate and immigration: the hoaxes targeting rural Europe
The European Commission and fact-checking experts have identified a growing wave of disinformation targeting rural areas and the agri-food sector across the continent, with campaigns exploiting the controversy surrounding the E...
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:01:00 GMTBrazil hit hardest as Latin America adjusts to Trump tariffs after one year
One year after the Trump administration launched its tariff offensive against more than 180 countries, Latin America presents a mixed picture: some economies lost competitiveness in the U.S. market, while others redirected expo...
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:53:00 GMTLula and Peña agree to accelerate Itaipú treaty review
The presidents of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Paraguay, Santiago Peña, agreed on Sunday in Campo Grande to intensify negotiations over Annex C of the Itaipú treaty, the instrument that governs the financial terms ...
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:00:00 GMTParaguay and Germany seek to deepen trade ties under EU-Mercosur agreement
Relations between Paraguay and Germany are at a positive juncture, with prospects for growth in trade, investment and tourism, according to German Deputy Ambassador in Asunción Jörg Herrera, in an interview with state broadca...
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 23:10:00 GMTBrazil promulgates Mercosur-EU deal, completing domestic ratification of trade pact
Brazil’s Congress on Tuesday promulgated the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, completing the final domestic step required for the treaty to take effect on the Brazilian side. The ceremony was led by Se...
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 05:17:00 GMTColombia and Venezuela will seek full Mercosur membership, Petro says
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said his country and Venezuela will seek admission to Mercosur as full members, one day after a ministerial meeting in Caracas that he described as “extremely successful,” according to EFE....
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:50:00 GMTBrazil completes its legislative process and ratifies the EU–Mercosur deal
Brazil’s Congress on Wednesday ratified the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, completing the legislative step in the South American bloc’s largest economy. The Senate approved the treaty unanimously, ...
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:06:00 GMTUruguay activates Mercosur–Singapore FTA on a bilateral basis, opening preferential access to Southeast Asia
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Mercosur and Singapore entered into force on a bilateral basis between Uruguay and the city-state on 1 March 2026, after both sides completed domestic procedures and deposited their instru...
Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:51:00 GMTEuropean Commission announces provisional entry into force for the trade pillar of the EU-Mercosur deal
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday announced the provisional application of the trade part of the EU-Mercosur association agreement, following parliamentary ratification in Argentina and Uruguay. The m...