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Stories for July 2003

• Thursday, July 3rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Who's to blame?

  An in depth United States Congressional paper from the Joint Economic Committee argues that some of the main reasons for the Argentine political crisis and the collapse of the economy lie in the fact that the country faced adverse international circumstances and its governments failed in the measures to confront them, “making things even worse”.

• Thursday, July 3rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Regional News from Pta. Arenas

  Headlines:
  Lan Chile accused in Congress; Corriedale workshop;
  Punta Arena's tourism new Portal website; Lack of tourism promotion.

• Thursday, July 3rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Buenos Aires seat of Antartic Treaty Secretariat

  Buenos Aires was officially designated as the seat of the permanent Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty during the XXVI Consulting Meeting held last June in Madrid, Spain.

• Thursday, July 3rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine authorities hope for new agreement with UK

  Fisheries Undersecretary Gerardo Nieto is hoping to negotiate a fresh agreement with the British government at a meeting in London on 3 and 4 July, which President Néstor Kirchner will conclude himself during his visit to the UK on 13 July.

• Wednesday, July 2nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  BAS farewell to Antarctic veteran mariner.

  The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has finally said goodbye to its veteran Antarctic captain, Stewart Lawrence, after a series of farewell parties marking his 33 annual voyages to the Antarctic, and 42 years at sea.

• Wednesday, July 2nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Mercosur cautious about CAP reforms.

  Mercosur countries reacted cautiously to the latest Common Agriculture Policy, CAP, agreement reached by the European Union after three weeks of hard bargaining. The gigantic sum of 43 billion Euros annually ploughed into EU farms will be substantially reduced and apparently reoriented as of 2005, towards a more environment friendly and quality agriculture.

• Wednesday, July 2nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay supports “monetary convergence”

  Uruguay that is holding the Mercosur chair for the next six months will give priority to the creation of a monetary and exchange rate convergence on the lines described by Argentine Minister of Economy Roberto Lavagna.

• Tuesday, July 1st 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Lula 's standing remains strong.

  With six months in office Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's support remains virtually unchanged in 42% according to a poll from Datafolha, aired this weekend in Sao Paulo.

• Tuesday, July 1st 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  A Lady for Peru.

  The first woman Primer Minister in the history of Peru was sworn in by President Alejandro Toledo ending a week long political crisis.

• Tuesday, July 1st 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Well done for Kirchner and Lavagna

  An overwhelming majority of Argentines, 83,5%, believe the country's situation will improve and a similar percentage consider President Nestor Kirchner's is doing a “good or very good” job, according to the latest opinion poll published this Sunday in the Buenos Aires press.