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Montevideo, February 15th 2026 - 08:19 UTC

Mercosur

  • Tuesday, August 12th 2025 - 09:55 UTC

    Paraguay's Lower House gives nod to Mercosur-Singapore FTA

    This agreement provides strategic access to the large Asian market, Latorre argued

    Paraguay's Lower House on Monday approved the Free Trade Agreement between the South American Common Market (Mercosur) and Singapore signed in December 2023 in Rio de Janeiro. The deal had already been approved by the Senate. The understanding seeks to increase accessibility and transparency for businesses engaging in electronic transactions and public procurement.

  • Monday, August 11th 2025 - 10:25 UTC

    Chile halts meat imports from Argentine Patagonia

    Should a case of foot-and-mouth disease appear north of the Colorado River, it would compromise the entire Argentina, including Patagonia

    The Chilean Government of President Gabriel Boric Font suspended the import of all animals and animal products from Argentina that require foot-and-mouth disease-free certification, in response to the Libertarian administration's decision to deregulate the National Service for Agrifood Health and Quality (Senasa). This move directly affects exports of sheep meat and bulls from Argentina's provinces of Neuquén and Río Negro, jeopardizing millions of dollars in trade.

  • Monday, July 28th 2025 - 10:57 UTC

    Milei tells SRA his plans include FTA with US despite Mercosur

    Milei wants Argentina to reenter the world economy as a major trading player

    During his speech at the Argentina Rural Society's (SRA) Annual Exhibition in Buenos Aires, President Javier Milei emphasized his government’s first-year achievements, ongoing reforms, and vision for the future. Among other issues, Milei insisted that his government was seeking an FTA with the United States, circumventing Mercosur constraints.

  • Wednesday, July 23rd 2025 - 10:50 UTC

    Sánchez tells Uruguay that EU-Mercosur FTA is urgent “to protect ourselves”

    Sánchez also praised Uruguay as a “benchmark for civil liberties, democratic values, and certainty”

    Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi in Montevideo on Tuesday for the signing of a series of bilateral cooperation agreements. At the event, the Spanish leader insisted on the urgent need for a European Union (EU)-Southern Common Market (Mercosur) Free Trade Agreement amid global commerce tensions.

  • Wednesday, July 16th 2025 - 09:23 UTC

    Lubetkin hopeful about Mercosur-EU deal and other issues

    Lubetkin noted that a proposal to invite Palestinian farmers for training in Uruguay has not progressed

    Uruguayan Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin addressed several key issues Tuesday in Montevideo, including international trade agreements, diplomatic concerns regarding passports, and regional and global relations.

  • Friday, July 11th 2025 - 19:08 UTC

    French farmers parade cows in front of the Brazilian Embassy

    The demonstrators were reacting to statements from President Emmanuel Macron

    Some 100 French farmers and ranchers paraded Wednesday in front of the Brazilian Embassy in Paris with Charolais cows and T-shirts reading “Beef producers furious!” as the National Beef Federation (Federation Nationale Bovine - FNB) demonstrated its strong opposition to the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur).

  • Friday, July 11th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

    Paraguay reviews options regarding refueling along Paraná Waterway

    Paraguayan Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano will also be involved in a series of events marking 68 years of ties with Taiwan

    Paraguay's Foreign Ministry and private sector associations regarding fuel bunkering operations at kilometer 171 of the Paraguay-Paraná waterway started a round of discussions Thursday in Asunción after Argentina's customs authority announced a potential suspension of these operations.

  • Friday, July 4th 2025 - 10:12 UTC

    Arce addresses domestic and global issues at Mercosur Summit

    Arce presented a forward-looking proposal for regional productive integration within Mercosur

    During his speech at the 66th Ordinary Meeting of the Common Market Council and the Summit of Presidents of Mercosur and Associated States in Buenos Aires, Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora addressed both domestic challenges and regional aspirations.

  • Friday, July 4th 2025 - 09:34 UTC

    Orsi invited Milei over to Montevideo

    “It is not a good thing for us to meddle in the affairs of other countries,” Orsi insisted

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi extended a formal invitation to his Argentine colleague, Javier Milei, to visit Montevideo during their bilateral meeting, lasting approximately 30 minutes, as part of the 66th Mercosur Presidential Summit in Buenos Aires.

  • Thursday, July 3rd 2025 - 22:19 UTC

    Lula visits CFK at her Buenos Aires apartment

    Lula stayed less than an hour at the residence in Buenos Aires' Constitución neighborhood

    Following his participation at the South American Common Market (Mercosur) Summit at the Foreign Ministry in Buenos Aires, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva paid a visit to former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) at the apartment in the Coonstitución neighborhood where she is serving a six-year prison sentence for overpriced public works contracts and bid rigging, under the house arrest modality.