“Argentina completely ignores the Mercosur treaty and spirit” says Uruguay
Uruguayan Vice-president Danilo Astori strongly criticized the current situation in Mercosur blasting protectionist measures of both Argentina and Brazil, which together with Paraguay are full members of the block
“Argentina has completely ignored the (Mercosur founding) Treaty of Asuncion while Uruguay has honoured it to the last detail” said Astori in an interview with a local newspaper.
Astori added that lately “it has become evident there are two focus totally different regarding economic policy and particularly related to the integration project we share” in Mercosur.
Astori said that Argentina has chosen a “progressively protectionist project”, while Uruguay remains loyal to the original “open economy emphasis”.
The Uruguayan Vice president said that the original idea for Mercosur was a “very open treaty” with two exceptions, the sugar industry and the auto industry, but currently “in trade relations with Argentina and to some extent with Brazil, there is practically nothing left” of the original idea.
“There are all kinds of non tariff restrictions, all kinds of hurdles”, he emphasized.
Argentina applies a non automatic licences system which makes Uruguayan exports of textiles, paper, pulp and plastics among other goods extremely difficult to which must be added the imports’ sworn statements which can be approved or rejected by Argentine officials with the obvious purpose of discouraging Argentine importers.
Several textiles and garments workshops in Uruguay and Paraguay have been forced to close down because of these hurdles.
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The UN, the EU and now Mercosur.
Argentina-land upset the nieghbours?? loosing friends AGAIN......... sniff,sniff.........
Sweepstake, anyone?
I find it very amusing now that the Argentinians economy is crashing that all of the Arg posters have crawled back under their rocks.
She is just furthering the interest of herself and her family,
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an event from the near past...
in 1994 Filmmakers ,producers lobbied the state legislature for the creation a National Film Institue to develope film industry in Uruguay.
For most Latin American film industries ,funding mechanism created such as a law stipulated a 10 % surcharge on the purchase of all movie tickets to be earmarket for national film production .In the case of Uruguay,however this is not happen.
Uruguay is just inconsistent country.
Pot. Kettle. Kettle. Pot.
How about Arg-'we renege on everything we sign'-entina you have any feelings about the inconsistency there? economic blockade and then flights?
Why does everyone keep signing anything with Argentina? Who are the bigger morons, us or Mercosur, Latin America, USA, EU, UK, China, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc....
Besides with international affairs sometimes a country has to give the other country more chances since different people and governments are in power at that time so essentially it shouldn't be the same entity even if Argentina remains consistent in its failure to meet its obligations.
Sometimes I wonder if that is some cultural related to Argentina?
I suspect very few people signing contracts with Argentina or Argentinians expect the other party to keep up their side, they just don't want to enter into a similar state themselves.
Your question is interesting though, if everyone knows Argentina cannot be trusted, then why are they expecting the UK to negotiate with a party that cannot be trusted. Especially on an important matter such as someone's land.
I'm extremely averse to obsessive conduct. And at this time, to my government, the Falklands is an obsession, which has emboldened the “asinine” segments to be obstreperous and clamant. At this point, I hope the UK indeed does something bold and venturesome to put the kibosh on CFK and the government because I am officially sick and tired of it all.
Anyway I do agree, the UK should flex its muscles a little and hurt Argentina although not economically since the good people of Argentina don't need to suffer any further I mean they already have to suffer the disastrous policies of CFK.
and what the Mercosur alaw under agreement to do? x becouse every body here talk to much bullshit about Argentina
36 pepegalleta
Welcome - but you need to spend more time on your grammar because I didn't understand a word of that. (other than you think we all talk bull about Argentina)
@29 Now the question is ”so the point is mute“? That would be really good. In proper English, the phrase would be ”so the point is moot“. But ”mute“, i.e. soundless, would be good for you. Silence, child.
Would you consider nuclear oblivion to be bold and adventuresome?
@36 That would be bullshit then? Pointless bullshit!
@37 & 38 We should just accept argie ”protectionism”. Don't buy anything from them. Don't sell anything to them. Isolation!!
Uruguay is not the saint here, a lot of the corruption money is in Uruguayans banks, do you know that?, Uruguay is a pataiso fiscal regarding money, nobody ask in Uruguay whete the money come from. Don t be ridicoulos
And you matter because... _____________
No that should be, you matter because ____________?
Argentina helps more Uruguay than Uruguay helps Argentina, plus banks in Uruguay has the black aregentinian money, We builded Punta del Este, we have a lot Uruguayans living in Argentina, Uruguay never dis anything for Argentina.
Why we have to do more for Uruguay?
I no doubt bring nothing to the table useful to you and no doubt you think you make sense and contribute, but just to feign superiority to elude criticism, you are not only little better than those you criticise, but are not actually contributing as you claim.
Argentina is a vast country with massive natural resources sloppily run by a bunch of wanabee thugs headed by a Mad Bitch who has bi-polar sydrone in spades.
There, I think we can all agree with that.
41 pepegalleta
”Uruguay is a pataiso (? WTF) fiscal regarding money, nobody ask in Uruguay whete(where?) the money come from.”
You, as usual, know nothing of the facts. When I came to Uruguay last year I had to prove where my money came from, obtain a letter from my Bank stating that they knew me personally, use an established International Money Trader and have my money held by the Bank EACH TIME MONEY WAS TRANSFERRED TO MY ACCOUNT.
When I enquired why all this was necessary I was informed very firmly that, unlike 'other countries in the region (clearly Argentina) the Bank had a duty to ensure the money was ligitimate and in NO way associated with drug cartels.
And your latest bollocks that ”Uruguay never dis (does?) anything for Argentina” is just laughable.
The balance of payments between the two countries is clearly in Argentinas favour (despite what Pepe would have us believe), just check the figures for yourself. Oh! You cannot, you are in the USA you claim. The reality is your lot bully Uruguay because you know we are only a tenth of your size.
BUT THE DAY WILL COME, and I hope I am still alive to see it, that Argentina will have to pay everybody back for the shit they keep throwing everywhere.
As they say in America: have a nice day, missing you already. You just KNOW they are lying to your face - just like Argentinos.
Again, I know that very well, why dont you search in internet about it.
Us Uruguay is where Argentinians send the money to hide.
Plus Punta del Este has been build with dirty Argentinian money. I don t know where are you from, don t think you are Argentinian, you supous to know about it.
More about it, why do you think a big chunk of credit cards that argentinians have are from Uruguay?
I sm not talking becouse some body told me about it, I growed up in Argentina, I know from experience about all this, then don t tell me that I don t know about it, I know more than you how this works.
Then there are a lot Argentinians corporation exporting from Argentina, but the bill of lading is from Uruguay, that mean yhe price that shows the argentinian invoice is may be less than the cost and all the profits are includ in a Uruguayan invoice,
There are a lot tricks in international business, I have been working several years expirting. Read about it snd learn how the real international business works.
Then, be a goid gardiner or may be you can come to pick up my garbage every day, but about real business you don t have an idea.
Go to college, do something for you parasito
The reason they invoice from Uruguay is so they can retain the dollars and often get some kind of credit line. Company directors will typically get paid in Uruguay also, so they can keep their money outside of Argentinian monetary controls. They're not hiding it there, they're just keeping it from being converted into Arg Pesos.
“Argentina should use the same laws USA used to separate the friends from foes and then eliminate every foe one at a time and not their turf.”
but youd be left isolated as you have no real friends!
Well, touch a nerve did we? I would love to know WTF you are talking about, but as usual, your USA University education has let you down.
I was talking about individuals, not corporations. AND yes there will always be crooked bankers to go with the crooked corporations.
BUT, you numbnut, why is Uruguay so much more trusted than Argentina by the IMF? Why can Uruguay loan money to the IMF, who would not take 'dirty' money (and remember they vet the countries).
ANSWER: Argentina is a country of crooks. WHY is that so? ANSWER: the government of Argentina are a bunch of corrupt individuals who rob everybody blind - so, the businessman is going to keep as much of his money as he can,.
I suggest that you calm down and learn to write English, or even American, so that we can all understand you better. AND, for someone who is perpetually whining about being abused, I suggest you stop your uninformed insults.
At least when the Brits make statements they do it from a position of reality.
Now go away and play with yourself and get a bit of relief.
Usa an Uk has the most Corrupt banks on this world, what are you talking about, more corruption than what Uk and USA banks did in the last 10 years us not easy to do. In wich world are you, don t you read newspapers, tv news?, do you still have brains?,
You said Argentinian Banks are corrupt?, I am sure some may be but UK an US banks are really profetionals close to the perfection regRding corruption,
I think you ate in other world, you forgot what Uk and USA banks did and kills all poeple savings.
Don t you know what US did?, three trillons of dollars from the gevernment that means tax people money has been paid to 3 fucking banks.
Are you stupid or what?, may be you are from the islands or islandisney .
You don t know a shit about economy and how the Financial system works.
Argentinian banks ate babys regarding corruption compared with UK and USA banks.
Let's just ask the FATF about which is more transparent, the Argentinian or the UK and USA banking systems? Oh wait, Argentina doesn't like the FATF and gives false figures.
Hmm... reliable and trustworthy.
do you remember what happend with City bank in US , washing narcotraffic money?
How can you talk bullshit about argentinian banks?, I think you have a very short memory
Be informed,you have a lot to learn about how banks works and from where are getting money
Well, there you have it! You and I do not understand what banks do. It must be so, the University (of the USA no less) educated pepegalleta has spoken!
I don't know about you but I have been involved in multi-national businesses, managing millions of pounds on fixed cost budgets, nevermind the variable budgets and all the same time my fellow directors and I did not understand our banks!
How can we ever thank this marvel of the the banking regime.
Ha, Ha, Ha, etc. :o)
The issue is that UK banks have a good idea where money is coming from and where it's going. Argentintian banks, although mainly unused and empty, have not the faintest clue about the sources of deposited monies.
Quite fun for the Argies though.
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