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Stories for June 17th 2010

• Thursday, June 17th 2010 - 03:19 UTC

  Mercosur and EU clash over mining environmental regulations

  

  Mercosur and associate members Chile and Ecuador rejected environmental regulations for the mining sector, under consideration by the European parliament and which could become a barrier for minerals’ exports to the EU.

• Thursday, June 17th 2010 - 02:39 UTC

  Paraguayan Senator admits talks to support Venezuela’s Mercosur incorporation

  

  In spite of a specific mandate to vote against the incorporation of Venezuela to Mercosur, the Colorado party which is the single strongest force in the Paraguayan senate could reconsider the situation according to Martin Chiola, first Vice-president of the Upper House.

• Thursday, June 17th 2010 - 01:44 UTC

  EU/Mercosur trade talks to take off end of June in Buenos Aires

  

  Trade talks between the European Commission and Mercosur will begin at the end of the month, June 29 in Buenos Aires, according to EC sources. Talks are scheduled to last for over a year and expected to receive strong criticism from EU farmers’ organizations.

• Thursday, June 17th 2010 - 00:50 UTC

  Argentina must accept Falklands’ people wish to remain British

  

  The Argentine government must accept that the Falklands people have expressed their democratic wish to remain British and that the Falklands government will resist all colonial aspirations from Argentina, said Sukey Cameron MBE, the Islands representative in London during the annual reception on Wednesday.