DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY EU ambassador to Argentina highlights shared values on Europe Day 10-05-2023 23:44 EU Ambassador Amador Sánchez Rico leads Europe Day celebrations in Buenos Aires, highlighting shared values between European Union and Argentina. by James Grainger
EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL Brazil, Spain want EU-Mercosur deal by end of the year 26-04-2023 14:04 Leaders of Brazil and Spain hope long-delayed trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur trade bloc can be finalised by the end of the year.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Brazil's Lula pursues diplomatic comeback in Portugal 21-04-2023 18:29 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in Portugal on Friday for his first trip to Europe since taking office in January.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Brazil's Lula visits Europe amid row over Ukraine comments 20-04-2023 15:21 Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva heads to Europe as row with Western nations over his recent comments on the Ukraine war rumbles on.
ENVIRONMENT As Colombian volcano rumbles to life, villagers resist evacuation 10-04-2023 10:56 Villagers at the foot of Nevado del Ruiz in the Colombian Andes are staying put despite indications of a potential deadly eruption
PONTIFF FILM Porn, sex abuse, gender: Pope tackles thorny issues in youth Q&A 05-04-2023 10:11 New film released Wednesday shows Pope Francis gamely confronting intimate accounts of abortion, gender identity, and paedophilia in the Catholic Church.
EUROPEAN POLITICS Spain races to fix sex consent law that backfired 13-02-2023 11:49 Spain is backtracking on a sexual consent law just months after it was introduced because it has had the unintended effect of reducing prison sentences for hundreds of convicted sex offenders and has created further disagreements within the coalition government.
Panama Protests Fresh roadblocks as Panama protesters reject deal 19-07-2022 14:13 Panama government’s deal with protesters fell through this Monday as roadblocks returned. Social groups made u-turn on agreement to end protests in return for lowered fuel costs.
Panama Protests Panama government and protesters strike deals to clear key highway 18-07-2022 13:48 Panama's government agreed to lower fuel prices to end the Panamerican Highway blockade. Indigenous-led protests have halted food transportation over the last fortnight.
Human Rights Spain advances bill to honour dictatorship victims 14-07-2022 13:31 Spanish lawmakers vote Thursday on a bill seeking to honour the memory of leftwing victims of Spain's civil war and dictatorship.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Alberto jabs at Cristina as he talks up opportunities in Europe 12-05-2022 16:00 President shows off his independent streak during tour of Spain, Germany and France as he criticises vice-president’s “partial view” of challenges facing Argentina. by James Grainger
ALBERTO IN EUROPE Argentina looks to Spain as an entry point for its gas to Europe 10-05-2022 16:33 Argentina intends to sell gas to Europe in the coming years and Spain could be its gateway, President Alberto Fernández tells Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Madrid.
DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY President puts domestic tensions on pause with European tour 09-05-2022 15:39 Argentina’s president flies to the Spanish city of Madrid on Monday ahead of meeting with Spanish leader Pedro Sánchez. Tour also includes a two-day stopover in Germany and possible meeting with Emmanuel Macron in Paris.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Fernández flies to Rome for G20 with a dozen bilaterals on his agenda 29-10-2021 01:28 President has meetings lined up with Kristalina Georgieva, Angela Merkel, Pedro Sánchez, Úrsula von der Leyen, Queen Máxima and the director-general of the World Health Organisation, among others. by Rosario Ayerdi
IMF DEBT TALKS Argentina to seek international backing at G20 for IMF deal 28-10-2021 10:32 Peronist leader to seek support of world leaders for Argentina's bid to restructure its multi-billion-dollar debt with the International Monetary Fund while at the G20 Leaders Summit in Rome.