Stories for April 8th 2003
Lula's 100 first days
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva whose administration this week reached its first one hundred days said in a national message that his tough policies avoided a “major economic disaster”.
Regional News.
Magallanes Major removed; Joint Chilean-British missile; Buenos Aires received 47 cruise vessels.
Fisheries News.
Headlines: NZ company to catch toothfish in South Georgia; Frozen fish consumption up in Spain; Modernization of canning sector; Seaweed as fish feed protein; UK must act to stop illegal fishing; Encouraging Peruvian fish exports; New rules protect Paraná fisheries
Lula exerts Brazil's leadership.
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is pressing Mercosur partners to “revive the block's spirit” and strengthen “a joint position in international trade negotiations”.
Meat Congress in Punta del Este.
Subsidies and depressed prices.
Two Mercosur delegates exposed the region's potential in meat production and the growing hurdles to international trade in these commodities particularly the European Union and United States.
