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EU nears critical-materials agreements with Argentina and Chile

17-05-2023 16:55 EU working on deals with Argentina and Chile that will widen access to critical minerals and metals such as lithium needed for electric-vehicle batteries.

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.

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Biden seeks US$500-million for Brazil’s Amazon rainforest in gesture to Lula

20-04-2023 14:26 US President Joe Biden is seeking US$500 million to bolster Brazil’s strategy to protect the Amazon, a gesture to his counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after recent tensions between over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

EU announces US$865 million for ocean protection in 2023

03-03-2023 10:09 Officials hope the effort helps to ensure more focus on ocean safety in the fight against climate change.

Lula receives Scholz on German leader's last leg of regional tour

30-01-2023 15:29 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received Olaf Scholz on Monday, with the German chancellor becoming the first Western leader to visit Brazil since 2015.

Fernández, Scholz meet with trade, investment, lithium on agenda

29-01-2023 10:56 Alberto Fernández and Olaf Scholz call for swift approval of stalled free-trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc; Two leaders ink agreements on lithium, investment and renewable energy.

Survey: Almost half of women in Argentina have experienced gender violence

30-08-2022 22:07 Study, carried out by the Women, Gender & Diversity Ministry Ministry and part of an EU-UN initiative, quizzed more than 12,000 people across 12 provinces nationwide.

Rodríguez Larreta calls for EU-Mercosur agreement to be ratified

13-04-2022 15:00 Buenos Aires City mayor met with members of European parliaments, discussing bilateral relations, human rights and climate change.

EU observers report irregularities in Venezuela vote

23-11-2021 14:11 An EU observer mission on Tuesday reported irregularities in Venezuelan elections for governors and mayors over the weekend, in which opposition parties participated for the first time since 2017.

Scrum for chancellery as SPD takes lead in post-Merkel election

26-09-2021 21:26 Epochal election ushers in the end of 16 years in power for Merkel, and also thrusts Germany, a byword for stability, into a new period of political uncertainty.

Mercosur’s glitch-plagued summit puts spotlight on trade divide

09-07-2021 02:58 Luis Lacalle Pou's new trade strategy unable to win broad support among bloc's members. Parallel initiative backed by Brazil and Uruguay to reduce Mercosur's common external tariff also fails to advance.

Germany's CureVac Covid vaccine just 48% effective

30-06-2021 19:01 Final trial results showed the coronavirus vaccine had an efficacy rate of just 48%, far lower than those developed by mRNA rivals BioNTech and Moderna. The outcome had been expected after poor interim results were released earlier this month.