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Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:04:00 GMT
Argentina says Uruguay is authorised to dredge Montevideo port to 13 metres only
In 2020, the Uruguayan government agreed on a framework agreement for the dredging and widening of the access channel to the port of Montevideo, which provoked criticism from neighbouring Argentina. Now the Argentine government...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 06:51:00 GMT
Paraguay: Foreign Minister cries for US, Taiwan help with Covid-19 vaccines
Paraguay's Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo Tuesday cried out to the world, particularly Taiwan and the United States, for anti-covid-19 vaccines to curb the spread of the disease which has killed over 4,000 people so far.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 09:56:00 GMT
Lacalle gets vaccinated – insists on need for flexibility on the part of Mercosur
Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Monday stood by the words he said during Friday's virtual Mercosur Summit which led to a rife with his Argentina counterpart Alberto Fernández.

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 08:53:00 GMT
Mercosur has no raison d’être if members go rogue according Argentine Foreign Ministry top official
In the aftermath of Friday's presidential clash between Alberto Fernández and Uruguay's Luis Lacalle Pou over the Mercosur's alleged lack of “flexibility,” Argentine Foreign Ministry's Cabinet Chief Guillermo Chaves said ...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 10:23:00 GMT
Presidents of Uruguay, Argentina clash during Mercosur online summit
Argentine President Alberto Fernández told his Uruguayan counterpart Luis Lacalle Pou his country did not want to be “a burden on anyone” when the latter called for signs of “flexibilization” on the part of Mercosur t...

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 13:44:00 GMT
Covid-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 GMT
Mercosur 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 GMT
Argentina 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 GMT
Austrian 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 GMT
Maersk 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...



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