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Thirty years on since its founding, Mercosur faces uncertain future

27-03-2021 07:17 Regional bloc celebrates its 30th birthday weakened by differences, with its partners unprepared for post-pandemic world.

MERCOSUR SUMMIT

Trade and Covid-19 vaccines top agenda for Mercosur summit

23-03-2021 13:22 Mercosur’s member nations will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the bloc's founding at a key summit this Friday, with the clear differences between them more than evident.

by Mariano Beldyk

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

More than 450 NGOs, groups condemn ‘obsolete’ EU-Mercosur trade deal

16-03-2021 17:26 More than 450 civil society groups, associations and NGOs call on Mercosur, European Union to “abandon” controversial free-trade deal.

Coronavirus Pandemic

WHO approves Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine

12-03-2021 14:17 The World Health Organisation on Friday approved Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine, after the single-dose jab won approval from the European Union on Thursday.

Global Pandemic

EU to propose vaccine 'digital green pass' for safe movement

01-03-2021 12:37 This month, the European Commission will propose rules for an EU "Digital Green Pass" showing proof of Covid-19 vaccination and test results.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Venezuela expels EU ambassador over fresh sanctions

24-02-2021 16:38 Venezuela on Wednesday expelled the European Union's ambassador to Caracas in response to new sanctions, giving the Portuguese envoy 72 hours to leave the country and raising the bloc's renewed ire.

BILATERAL RELATIONS

Don’t expect ‘carnal relations’ between Alberto and Joe Biden

23-01-2021 08:31 One actor could tilt the scales, though: Pope Francis. Biden is the second Catholic president of the US, preceded by John F. Kennedy. How much will the Peronist leader of the Holy See nudge Biden our way?

by Agustino Fontevecchia

BLOOMBERG

Merkel’s party must finally settle on a new leader and is torn

11-01-2021 08:19 Angela Merkel has been a pillar of stability for Germany and the western world for the better part of two decades, but the party that kept her in charge of Europe’s biggest economy is grappling with the power vacuum she’s leaving behind.

BREXIT

British, Euro leaders sign Brexit deal as MPs approve ratification

30-12-2020 14:15 Britain and the European Union sign post-Brexit trade deal, setting their seal on a drawn-out divorce just hours before the looming deadline.

BREXIT

UK-EU agree historic post-Brexit trade deal

26-12-2020 10:20 Britain and the European Union struck a post-Brexit trade deal on Christmas Eve that they hope will cushion the economic blow of the UK’s imminent departure from the bloc after months of tortuous negotiations.

EDITORIAL

This Sputnik has really gone to the moon

19-12-2020 10:16 In recent weeks the Sputnik vaccine has become something of a fetish for this government, while at the same time demonised by opposition media in particular, but neither extreme is justified.

Mercosur

'Distrust' of Brazil stalls EU-Mercosur trade deal

13-12-2020 19:45 Concerns over Amazon deforestation under Bolsonaro are delaying the ratification of a two-decades long negotiated trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur.

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

Without environmental guarantees, EU-Mercosur trade deal faces uncertain future

23-11-2020 15:51 Historic free-trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur regional bloc, announced more than a year ago after more than two decades of negotiations, stuck in limbo due to environmental concerns.

BREXIT

Brexit talks' fate hangs in balance at EU summit

14-10-2020 17:38 Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared himself disappointed in the progress of post-Brexit trade talks Wednesday, but he will wait for news from an EU summit before deciding whether to pull the plug.

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

Brazil rejects deforestation concerns on EU-Mercosur deal

23-09-2020 16:12 Brazil hits back at European reluctance to finalise EU-Mercosur trade deal, saying a French report on environmental concerns is motivated by "protectionist interests."

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

Key EU states fear Mercosur pact may hurt Amazon

21-09-2020 08:22 EU commissioner admits not all EU nations "are aligned" on trade deal with Mercosur nations, as fears historic accord could hurt the Amazon grow.

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

France says opposes EU-Mercosur trade deal over deforestation concerns

18-09-2020 10:38 France opposed to free-trade deal in its current form due to "major" concerns about deforestation in the region, the government said on Friday.

Brexit

EU demands UK drop a planned law that breaches Brexit deal

10-09-2020 16:08 Britain left the political structures of the EU on January 31 and will make an economic break when an 11-month transition period ends on December 31.

BREXIT

Boris Johnson’s move to break international law sparks outrage

08-09-2020 19:16 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s threat to break international law over Brexit was slammed by members of his own party on Tuesday, who warned it will damage the UK's global standing.

IDB vote

United States 'confident' it has votes to win IDB presidency

03-09-2020 13:30 United States' controversial nomination for the Inter-American Development Bank, Mauricio Claver-Carone, has the support from all 'sub-regions' according to US official.

THE WEEK IN ARGENTINA

What we learned this week: August 22 to 29

29-08-2020 09:39 Stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Merkel expresses 'significant doubts' over EU-Mercosur trade pact

21-08-2020 14:12 German chancellor expresses "significant doubts" over landmark EU-Mercosur free trade deal, citing concerns over the devastating deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.

Global pandemic

Chile seeks to end confinement amid global Covid-19 spikes

20-07-2020 14:13 Chilean President Sebastián Piñera announced the "Step by Step" plan to get out of 60 days of quarantine.

EU-MERCOSUR TALKS

EU watchdog opens probe into Mercosur trade deal

10-07-2020 12:16 EU Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly confirms investigation will be opened into historic trade deal with Mercosur, after environmental and rights groups complained that the deal does not respect the EU’s legal obligations.

MERCOSUR TRADE BLOC

Opposition slams government's decision to pull out of Mercosur trade talks

26-04-2020 09:34 Citing economic policy priorities and the effects of the Covid-19 crisis, President Alberto Fernandez’s administration has withdrawn from ongoing and future talks involving the Mercosur trade bloc.

BREXITSHAMBLES

UK rejects EU trade demands, threatens to walk away

27-02-2020 15:14 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government rebuffed EU demands for common trading standards and fishing right, setting out its red lines for trade talks with the European Union.

ELECTION IN THE UK

UK PM Boris Johnson hails 'powerful new mandate' for Brexit after election

13-12-2019 01:26 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he would not lead Britain's main opposition Labour party at the next general election, after predictions of a crushing defeat at nationwide polls.

Brexit

Tough talks ahead as UK exit polls predict Boris Johnson victory

12-12-2019 23:07 Exit polls in Britain predict that Boris Johnson's Conservatives will continue in power with a majority government, after Thursday's general election.

Brexit

UK political leaders chase undecided voters on eve of vote

11-12-2019 12:34 Though opinion polls have consistently shown Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party in the lead, surveys suggest the margin may be narrowing before Thursday's contest.

Brexit

What's at stake in Britain's election this Thursday?

11-12-2019 12:27 The Tories, Labour, the Lib Dems, the SNP, the Greens and the Brexit Party – the main parties and policies in the upcoming election.

FUTURE OF MERCOSUR?

Changing Mercosur bloc meets in Brazil after US tariffs blow

05-12-2019 07:26 Focus of bloc's 55th summit – the last for President Mauricio Macri – looked set to be the arrival of Alberto Fernández in office. The Mercosur now has more immediate concerns: Donald Trump.

world

Parliament approves early election in UK

29-10-2019 18:10 The leader of the UK's opposition Labour Party told fellow lawmakers Tuesday that he'll back an early election for Britain now that the prospect of crashing out of the European Union without a deal has been taken off the table.

BRITISH POLITICS

Brexit in limbo again as PM Johnson wins one vote, loses another

22-10-2019 17:29 MPs reject fast-track attempt to pass Brexit bill within days, demanding more time to scrutinise the complex legislation and throwing Conservative leader's exit timetable into chaos.

Brexit

UK will leave EU by end of October, London says

20-10-2019 10:15 A third delay to the Brexit deadline could be imminent, despite last week’s deal

BREXIT

UK PM Johnson says 'great new deal' reached with EU on Brexit

17-10-2019 08:22 All eyes in London will now turn to whether Johnson, who has vowed to take Britain out of the EU by the end of the month, has enough support to push through the agreement in the House of Commons.

Brexit

EU inches closer to Brexit deal, night before key summit

16-10-2019 17:12 French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who have worked together on Brexit negotiations, suggest a deal might be announced during the EU summit set to begin Thursday.

BREXITSHAMBLES

Blow for PM as UK's top court rules Parliament suspension was illegal

24-09-2019 10:07 Supreme Court rules Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks in the crucial countdown to the country's Brexit deadline was illegal.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Austria rejects EU-Mercosur trade deal over Amazon fires

19-09-2019 09:49 Key committee in Austrian Parliament rejects draft free-trade agreement between EU and Mercosur over concerns about fires in the Amazon.

BLOOMBERG

Bailed-out nations to finally get one of their own at top of IMF

12-09-2019 14:44 Bulgarian Kristalina Georgieva, a champion of anti-poverty measures, will take over the IMF this fall upon the departure of Christine Lagarde.

BILATERAL RELATIONS

Brazil foreign minister views Alberto Fernández as a threat to Mercosur

03-09-2019 16:16 “It would be very frustrating, just as Mercosur enjoys its best moment in 30 years, to have an Argentine government that might bring setbacks,” says Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo.

BREXIT

UK PM Johnson weakened by Tory party defections over Brexit

03-09-2019 15:35 MPs returned from their summer recess to confront PM over his insistence that the United Kingdom leave the European Union on October 31, even without a withdrawal agreement to cushion the economic blow.

BREXIT

UK election threat looms as Johnson fights Tory Brexit rebels

02-09-2019 12:32 Allies of Prime Minister Boris Johnson are considering a snap poll as he battles his opponents in Parliament who are trying to stop him taking the UK out of the EU without a deal on October 31.

ANARCHY IN THE UK?

Boris Johnson plays a brutal game of Brexit Truth or Dare

31-08-2019 01:15 Anti-democratic? Demagogic? British prime minister’s decision to suspend Parliament marks a sharp escalation of hostilities over Brexit.

AMAZON IN FLAMES

Ireland may withold EU-Mercosur deal support over Amazon fires

23-08-2019 14:03 "There is no way that Ireland will vote for the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement if Brazil does not honour its environmental commitments," says Prime Minister Leo Varadkar

OPINION

Leonid Bershidsky: The EU can push Bolsonaro to save the Amazon

23-08-2019 13:59 It’s appropriate for Macron, Merkel and other European leaders to reconsider the Mercosur trade agreement in response to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s behaviour.

DEAL IN DOUBT

Macron: France won't back EU-Mercosur deal over Bolsonaro's climate 'lies'

23-08-2019 10:19 Outraged over the Amazon fires, French president brands Brazilian counterpart a liar and threatens to block EU-Mercosur trade deal "under these conditions."

PASO FALL-OUT

Alberto Fernández casts doubt over Mercosur's trade deal with European Union

13-08-2019 17:45 Frente de Todos leader questions European Union's trade deal with the South American trade bloc that was signed in June but not yet ratified.

MERCOSUR

Paraguay seeks car deals with Mercosur neighbours as growth slows

17-07-2019 16:53 Paraguay remains only Mercosur without agreement on cars with rest of trade bloc, FM says

IMF DEAL

Lagarde's IMF resignation set for September 12

16-07-2019 13:02 IMF Executive Board to announce new director in a "timely fashion"

FREE-TRADE DEAL

EU slams 'misinformation' about Mercosur trade deal

15-07-2019 16:23 Accord has raised alarm in some European countries that the continent will be flooded with beef and other agricultural imports, subjecting domestic farmers to unfair competition and consumers to unsafe food.

News of european union

Thirty years on since its founding, Mercosur faces uncertain future

Trade and Covid-19 vaccines top agenda for Mercosur summit

More than 450 NGOs, groups condemn ‘obsolete’ EU-Mercosur trade deal

WHO approves Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine

EU to propose vaccine 'digital green pass' for safe movement

Venezuela expels EU ambassador over fresh sanctions

Don’t expect ‘carnal relations’ between Alberto and Joe Biden

Merkel’s party must finally settle on a new leader and is torn

British, Euro leaders sign Brexit deal as MPs approve ratification

UK-EU agree historic post-Brexit trade deal

This Sputnik has really gone to the moon

'Distrust' of Brazil stalls EU-Mercosur trade deal

Without environmental guarantees, EU-Mercosur trade deal faces uncertain future

Brexit talks' fate hangs in balance at EU summit

Brazil rejects deforestation concerns on EU-Mercosur deal

Key EU states fear Mercosur pact may hurt Amazon

France says opposes EU-Mercosur trade deal over deforestation concerns

EU demands UK drop a planned law that breaches Brexit deal

Boris Johnson’s move to break international law sparks outrage

United States 'confident' it has votes to win IDB presidency

What we learned this week: August 22 to 29

Merkel expresses 'significant doubts' over EU-Mercosur trade pact

Chile seeks to end confinement amid global Covid-19 spikes

EU watchdog opens probe into Mercosur trade deal

Opposition slams government's decision to pull out of Mercosur trade talks

UK rejects EU trade demands, threatens to walk away

UK PM Boris Johnson hails 'powerful new mandate' for Brexit after election

Tough talks ahead as UK exit polls predict Boris Johnson victory

UK political leaders chase undecided voters on eve of vote

What's at stake in Britain's election this Thursday?

Changing Mercosur bloc meets in Brazil after US tariffs blow

Parliament approves early election in UK

Brexit in limbo again as PM Johnson wins one vote, loses another

UK will leave EU by end of October, London says

UK PM Johnson says 'great new deal' reached with EU on Brexit

EU inches closer to Brexit deal, night before key summit

Blow for PM as UK's top court rules Parliament suspension was illegal

Austria rejects EU-Mercosur trade deal over Amazon fires

Bailed-out nations to finally get one of their own at top of IMF

Brazil foreign minister views Alberto Fernández as a threat to Mercosur

UK PM Johnson weakened by Tory party defections over Brexit

UK election threat looms as Johnson fights Tory Brexit rebels

Boris Johnson plays a brutal game of Brexit Truth or Dare

Ireland may withold EU-Mercosur deal support over Amazon fires

Leonid Bershidsky: The EU can push Bolsonaro to save the Amazon

Macron: France won't back EU-Mercosur deal over Bolsonaro's climate 'lies'

Alberto Fernández casts doubt over Mercosur's trade deal with European Union

Paraguay seeks car deals with Mercosur neighbours as growth slows

Lagarde's IMF resignation set for September 12

EU slams 'misinformation' about Mercosur trade deal

President extends curfew, shutters schools to curb Covid-19

Argentina’s peso mess is delivering windfall profits to brokers

Restrictions imposed as second wave slams Argentina

Uruguay, once Covid haven, suffers record infections and deaths

Vizzotti concerned by rising coronavirus cases and new strains

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Agustina Macri y Bernardita Barreiro formalizaron su relación y viajaron a Madrid

"Los chicos juegan a cambiarse los barbijos": mensaje de Alberto Fernández a un Trotta en apuros

Alberto Fernández anunció un bono de 15 mil pesos para la AUH y otros planes sociales

Claudio Belocopitt, harto de algunos disparates que dicen en su medio sobre la pandemia