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Montevideo, May 17th 2024 - 05:54 UTC

Tag: Paraguay

  • Monday, May 25th 2015 - 08:00 UTC

    Brazil/Uruguay expect Paraguay to join in speeding Mercosur/EU negotiations

    “In June we will be receiving Paraguay's president Cartes, and most certainly we will be addressing issues related to Mercosur”, said Tabare Vazquez

    Uruguay will be hosting Paraguayan president Horacio Cartes in early June when he is expected to confirm' his country's support to Uruguay and Brazil in their renewed approach to accelerate negotiations for the signing of a full cooperation and free trade agreement with the European Union, which were started fifteen years ago.

  • Thursday, May 21st 2015 - 07:27 UTC

    Uruguay and Brazil summit to consider a more flexible Mercosur

    “The presidents will discuss advances in the main bilateral integration projects and regional and multilateral issues, with emphasis on Mercosur”, said Brazil

    Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez will be meeting his peer, Dilma Rousseff in Brasilia this Thursday to address a dense bilateral agenda, and more specifically the workings and future of Mercosur, in search for a more flexible group, open to agreements with third parties.

  • Tuesday, May 5th 2015 - 10:01 UTC

    Mercosur prepared to consider the possibility of a 'two-speed' system with EU

    “Some Mercosur members might be ready to begin negotiations with the EU, while the rest can join in time”, said Loizaga

    Paraguay's foreign affairs minister Eladio Loizaga admitted in Madrid that Mercosur could consider the possibility of a “two-speed” system in trade and cooperation negotiations with the European Union. The minister was the main speaker at the event organized by Casa de America and the Spanish government news agency EFE.

  • Wednesday, April 29th 2015 - 22:48 UTC

    Uruguay insists Mercosur must achieve “a free trade zone which effectively works”

    “To have Mercosur members 'sincere themselves', means complying with free movement of goods, services and production factors”, said Nin Novoa

    Uruguay again complained about the current stalled situation of Mercosur and called for members to 'sincere' themselves regarding the compliance of the original 1991 founding charter, and hopefully “we can at least reach the first stage of the chronogram: a free trade zone which effectively works and has not to bear the brunt of hurdles”.

  • Monday, April 27th 2015 - 22:48 UTC

    Paraguay and Uruguay ministers to discuss recovering paralyzed Mercosur

    Loizaga will be receiving Nin Novoa on Tuesday to address the current situation of Mercosur and consider options to get the group back on its tracks

    Following on the lead of Uruguay's new government, Paraguay has also demanded Mercosur returns to its roots and original objective with free circulation of goods and no obstructions of any kind or impediments such as tariff barriers. The five countries group has been paralyzed and negotiations for an encompassing cooperation and trade agreement with the European Union remain stalled.

  • Wednesday, April 22nd 2015 - 06:03 UTC

    Understanding the drivers of prosperity in Latin America and the Caribbean

    “This study will help policymakers do a better job of building on the last decade's progress, promoting growth and incomes”, said Jorge Familiar

    A new World Bank Group report, “Shared Prosperity and Poverty Eradication in Latin America and the Caribbean”, explores the performance of eight countries to understand what has driven progress, and what it will take to sustain it.

  • Friday, April 17th 2015 - 04:32 UTC

    Pope Francis to visit Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay next July

    “Welcome Pope Francis! We will work with all our energy so that his visit, like that of John Paul II 30 years ago, will be unforgettable,” Correa said.

    Pope Francis will make his first visit as pontiff to Spanish-speaking Latin America in July, stopping in Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay, the Vatican said Thursday. The pope will kick off his trip in Ecuador on July 6, then travel to Bolivia on July 8 and wrap up his tour in Paraguay from July 10 to 12.

  • Wednesday, April 1st 2015 - 08:14 UTC

    Latam countries the happiest, according to Gallup's Positive Experience Index

    The ten ranked countries are from Latin America beginning with Paraguay

    People in Latin America are the most likely in the world to experience a lot of positive emotions on a daily basis, according to Gallup's Positive Experience Index. In fact, for the first time in Gallup's 10-year history of global tracking, all of the top 10 countries with the highest Positive Experience Index scores are in Latin America.

  • Friday, March 13th 2015 - 11:38 UTC

    Uruguay looks to Paraguay in support of a more open and dynamic Mercosur

    Uruguayan ambassador Perazza met with Paraguay's deputy foreign minister Rigoberto Gauto to discuss Mercosur and integration

    Fresh from an incident with Venezuela which delayed and displaced a Unasur meeting, the Uruguayan government is looking for closer relations with the conservative administration of Paraguay, putting the emphasis on regional integration but also in making Mercosur a more open and dynamic trade and cooperation block.

  • Saturday, March 7th 2015 - 08:04 UTC

    Journalism, a dangerous profession in northern Paraguay

    Gerardo Servian worked for a radio station in the neighboring Brazilian city of Ponta Pora when he was shot nine times on a street by unidentified gunmen

    A Paraguayan radio journalist has been shot to death in a Brazilian city bordering a crime-ridden area that is a hotbed for drugs and arms smuggling, officials said on Friday. Gerardo Servian worked for a local radio station near the city of Pedro Juan Caballero.