Uruguay

Saturday, July 5th 2025 - 10:53 UTC
Uruguay's inflation closer to target

Uruguay's year-on-year inflation rate dropped to 4.59% in June, marking its fourth consecutive monthly decline. This figure is very close to Uruguay's Central Bank (BCU) target of 4.5% and keeps inflation within the 3% to 6% tolerance range for the 25th consecutive month.
Add your comment!
Friday, July 4th 2025 - 16:45 UTC
Relief operation of DRC Uruguayan blue helmets underway

Uruguay is carrying out on Friday a troop relief operation for its United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Approximately 200 Uruguayan soldiers from the Uruguay IV Battalion are arriving at Carrasco International Airport at 6.35 am on an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Rwanda. President Yamandú Orsi and Defense Minister Sandra Lazo will welcome them.
Add your comment!
Friday, July 4th 2025 - 09:34 UTC
Orsi invited Milei over to Montevideo

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.
Add your comment!
Wednesday, July 2nd 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Bi-oceanic corridor feared to hamper Montevideo Port's future

Uruguayan National Port Administration's (ANP) representative at the River Plate Basin Terminal (TCP), Jorge Pozzi, raised concerns Tuesday during a radio interview about the future of Montevideo's port. In his view, the proposed Pacific-Atlantic bioceanic corridor, connecting Brazil with Chile or Peru, could bypass Uruguay entirely, significantly impacting its system, economy, and thousands of workers.
Add your comment!
Monday, June 30th 2025 - 18:27 UTC
Orsi speaks wonders of 2030 Agenda in Seville

Speaking at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development Monday in Seville, Spain, Uruguayan President Yamadú Orsi defended multilateralism and the 2030 Agenda as key to addressing global issues like poverty, hunger, and pollution.
Add your comment!
Monday, June 30th 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Spotlight on BA for Mercosur Summit this week: Lula meeting Milei and CFK

Argentine President Javier Milei is preparing to host the South American Common Market (Mercosur) Summit Wednesday and Thursday in Buenos Aires, during which he will have to welcome his Brazilian colleague Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with whom he does not see eye to eye after calling him names during the 2023 campaign.
Add your comment!
Monday, June 30th 2025 - 10:33 UTC
Delgado chosen to chair Uruguay's National Party

Former presidential candidate Álvaro Delgado was elected chairman of Uruguay's National Party (PN) board of directors this weekend, narrowly defeating fellow Senator Javier García by 202 votes to 184 amid boos blaming him from the recent loss to President Yamandú Orsi. Luis Alberto Heber and Carlos Enciso received 45 and 33 votes, respectively.
Add your comment!
Saturday, June 28th 2025 - 09:22 UTC
Italy favors EU-Mercosur FTA provided Europe's agriculture's interests are protected

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told his Uruguayan counterpart Mario Lubetkin Friday that Rome favored finalizing the free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the South American Common Market (Mercosur), provided Europe's agricultural sector is protected, thus aligning with concerns from France and others about South American imports.
Add your comment!
Friday, June 27th 2025 - 10:02 UTC
Uruguayan La Libertad Avanza fails to overcome first hurdle

The Uruguayan version of Argentine President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) failed to secure the 1,350 valid signatures required by Uruguay's Electoral Court to register as a political party, particularly after many signatures were ruled unacceptable. The group, led by Nicolás Quintana, has 20 days to gather additional signatures.
Add your comment!
Tuesday, June 24th 2025 - 09:56 UTC
Rare snowfall recorded in parts of Uruguay

An unusual snowfall was recorded Monday in the Uruguayan departments (provinces) of Colonia, Soriano, and Maldonado. The rare event, last seen in 2021, was recorded in areas like Nueva Palmira, Agraciada, Cardona, and Cerro Catedral in Maldonado.