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Stories for December 2003

• Monday, December 15th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Peru becomes associate member of Mercosur.

  Peru is scheduled to become the third associate member of Mercosur during the block's presidential summit in Montevideo this week after having successfully concluded negotiations according to Uruguayan diplomatic sources.

• Sunday, December 14th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  UN General Assembly insists in Gibraltar “Brussels talks”

  The Unite Nations General Assembly again adopted the decision recommended by its Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonisation) urging Britain and Spain to continue the Brussels talks.

• Sunday, December 14th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine Navy icebreaker “Almirante Irizar” sails from Buenos Aires this Monday to begin the “full”

  Argentine Navy icebreaker “Almirante Irizar” sails from Buenos Aires this Monday to begin the “full” Antarctic 2003/2004 campaign.

• Sunday, December 14th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay's economy expands 2,4%

  Uruguay's economy expanded 2.4% during the third quarter of 2003 compared to a year ago seemingly suggesting that a recession that started in 1998 including a run on the banks in 2002, was coming to an end, according to the latest release from the Central Bank.

• Saturday, December 13th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  EU leaders can't agree on the Constitution

  European leaders are returning home from the Brussels summit without having reached an agreement on the final draft of an EU Constitution and with little prospects for follow discussions in the near future.

• Saturday, December 13th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Major bribe scandal shakes Argentina

  Former Argentine president Fernando de la Rua denied this Saturday allegations from a former congressional official who claims his administration bribed senators with millions of dollars to gain approval in 2000 of a contentious labour reform bill.

• Friday, December 12th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Tribute and thanks to Falklands champion.
  Merle Christie's half a century service

  A long-serving champion of the Falkland Islands in the campaign to protect British sovereignty has announced her retirement from the Falkland Islands Association Executive Committee. Mrs Merle Christie has worked tirelessly for the Falklands' cause for more than half a century. Even now, at the aged of 81, her expertise will not be lost. She is continuing to compile and catalogue the Association's unique archives.

• Friday, December 12th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguayan General to command Cyprus UN peace mission

  Uruguayan General Hebert Figoli will be taking over December 29 as the next commander of the United Nations peace keeping force in Cyprus. UN troops have been in Cyprus, a former British colony, since the follow up of the 1963 armed conflict between local Greek and Turkish communities.

• Friday, December 12th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  EU promises flexibility in trade talks

  European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy currently in Buenos Aires said the EU is willing to be flexible with the purpose of reactivating the deadlocked negotiations in the framework of the World Trade Organization, WTO.

• Friday, December 12th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Lavagna anticipates hard line in agriculture commerce.

  Argentine Economy minister Roberto Lavagna said Argentina must advance aggressively with its agriculture claims in the coming months, once the WTO peace clause expires.