News of european politics

Mercosur and EU announce agreement on free-trade deal

06-12-2024 13:02 Almost 25 years on from the first opening of negotiations, the the EU and Mercosur reach agreement for free-trade deal that will create a market exceeding 700 million people.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

German FM says 'essential' to seal EU-Mercosur deal at Friday summit

03-12-2024 14:44 German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says it is "essential" that the European Union to finalise a free-trade deal with Latin America's Mercosur this week.

'Pepe' Mujica interview

Mujica: Left’s return to power in Uruguay is ‘a farewell prize’

29-11-2024 11:40 José ‘Pepe’ Mujica is perhaps the most famous Uruguayan in the world, but that doesn't faze him. “I'm not a phenomenon; I'm an ordinary guy with some eccentricities,” says the 89-year-old former president.

GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY

G20 finance ministers meet on world economy hit by crises, conflicts

28-02-2024 12:55 G20 finance ministers will meet Wednesday in Brazil, seeking ways to shore up a global economy whose nascent recovery is threatened by a raft of conflicts and crises, including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

Russian opposition leader

Navalny's widow vows to take up the fight for Russia's 'freedom'

20-02-2024 13:24 Yulia Navalnaya on Monday vowed to continue her husband Alexei Navalny's fight after his death in a Russian prison last week, for which she blamed the Kremlin.

EUROPEAN POLITICS

Far right could exploit EU's economic slump to win big in June vote

13-02-2024 11:46 Soaring food costs, economic stagnation and deteriorating living standards risk pushing voters into the far right's arms in European elections later this year.

EU-Mercosur Deal

France: EU-Mercosur trade deal 'won't be signed as is'

31-01-2024 14:39 Protesting European farmers fear the deal would further depress produce prices amid increased competition from exporting nations that are not bound by strict and costly EU environmental laws.

MERCOSUR SUMMIT

Alberto Fernández shows off support for Sergio Massa at Mercosur summit

04-07-2023 14:34 At the Mercosur summit in Puerto Iguazú, President Alberto Fernández shows off support for Economy Minister Sergio Massa, who secures a host of invitations from foreign leaders.

by Rosario Ayerdi

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Lula tells EU chief Brazil has 'concerns' over Mercosur trade deal

12-06-2023 19:06 Brazil President Lula says he has "concerns" over the European Union's efforts to add new environmental protections to a trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur.

News of european politics

Mercosur and EU announce agreement on free-trade deal

German FM says 'essential' to seal EU-Mercosur deal at Friday summit

Mujica: Left’s return to power in Uruguay is ‘a farewell prize’

G20 finance ministers meet on world economy hit by crises, conflicts

Navalny's widow vows to take up the fight for Russia's 'freedom'

Far right could exploit EU's economic slump to win big in June vote

France: EU-Mercosur trade deal 'won't be signed as is'

Alberto Fernández shows off support for Sergio Massa at Mercosur summit

Lula tells EU chief Brazil has 'concerns' over Mercosur trade deal

US$232 million – football star Lionel Messi reveals his real-estate assets

Veteran journalist Jorge Lanata dies aged 64

Milei extends Argentina's 2023 Budget for second year running

Argentine judge orders arrest of Nicaragua's Ortega over human rights violations

Five charged over death of late One Direction singer Liam Payne

Damián Di Pace: “En el top ten argentino para vacacionar, Brasil se ubica en la séptima posición"

Alberto Ruskolekier: “Uno de los que quiere asumir el negocio de vender energía a Europa es precisamente Turquía”

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