MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for November 2006
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Sunday, November 5th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
EU top official visits Uruguay, Argentina, Chile
European Union Foreign Relations Commissar Benita Ferrero-Waldner currently visiting several Mercosur countries is scheduled to meet with her Argentine counterpart Jorge Taiana, Monday in Buenos Aires.
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Sunday, November 5th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Mercosur and EU willing to compromise on trade
Mercosur and European Union delegates begin Monday a two days meeting in Rio do Janeiro with the purpose of re-launching negotiations for a free trade agreement.
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Sunday, November 5th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Royal “impeller” for the pulp mills dispute
King of Spain Juan Carlos will act as a “facilitator” or “impeller”, according to the version, in an attempt to bring together the positions of Uruguay and Argentina divided over the construction of paper mills and pickets blocking bridges between the neighboring countries.
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Saturday, November 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Spanish prime minister wants to broker Buenos Aires-Montevideo truce in pulp mill dispute
Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero wishes to use the Ibero-American Summit that opened yesterday in Montevideo to broker a truce between Argentina and Uruguay in their ongoing rift over Uruguayan paper pulp mills.
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Saturday, November 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Annan praises Iberoamerican leaders for focus on illegal immigration
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan yesterday praised leaders at the 16th annual Ibero-American Summit for resolving to make progress on growing illegal immigration in an increasingly mobile world community.
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Friday, November 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News
Headlines:
Competitive cuisine; MRSA found in hospital; SAMA group arrives; Carlisle coaching team; Thatcher Jnr plans filming; MPs begin Falklands tour; Dockyard views; Encouraging wool news; This week's cruise ships. -
Friday, November 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Migration is proving controversial for the Summit
The plight of millions of Latinamerican migrants looking for better living conditions in the United States or in the European Union will be the main issue of the 16th Iberoamerican summit which officially opens this afternoon in Montevideo.
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Friday, November 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
IMF praises Latinamerica and warns vulnerabilities
Latin America and the Caribbean are forecasted to expand 4.3% next year following this year's 4.8% and 4.4% in 2005, according to the latest review from the International Monetary Fund, IMF, released this week.
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Friday, November 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
China rises bank reserves to cool economy
China's central bank announced Friday it was raising the bank reserve requirement for the third time this year to soak up excess liquidity in the banking system as the nation's trade surplus mounts.
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Friday, November 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Autonomy for Dutch Caribbean territories
The Netherlands has signed an agreement granting autonomy to the Caribbean territories of Curacao and St Maarten.
