Stories for March 24th 2003

Monday, March 24th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

EU-Mercosur agree to keep talking

The European Union and Mercosur agreed last Friday in Brussels to continue advancing in negotiations to open markets improving product liberalization lists and the exchange of proposals in services and investments.

Monday, March 24th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Kirchner and Menem top of the poll

The ruling Argentine coalition candidate Governor Néstor Kirchner and former president Carlos Menem lead vote intention for the presidential April 27 election, according to the latest polls published in the Argentine media. However none of them manage to cross the 20% threshold.

Monday, March 24th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

A step further back

With the start of the Iraq war Latinamerica fell back another step in the priority list of the United States, a tendency that unexpectedly irrupted when the September 11 attacks in spite of the President George Bush administration promise that this would become the “century of the Americas”.

Monday, March 24th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Breaking News from Pta. Arenas

Headlines: Insecurity; Redundancies in Punta Arenas port; Abattoir sale controversy.

Monday, March 24th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Fisheries News

Headlines: Salmon industry designs new commercial strategy; Tory campaigns for “Save Britain's Fish”