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Mercosur/EU meet for a new round of negotiations in Brussels

Monday, March 12th 2012 - 08:14 UTC
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A new round of talks between the European Union and Mercosur is scheduled to begin Monday in Brussels for a week, according to a press release from the Argentine Foreign Affairs. Read full article

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  • Teaboy2

    “The Mercosur delegation is Brussels will be coordinated by Argentina that currently holds the rotating chair of the South American trade group.”

    Lol good luck with that argentina - I truelly feel sorry for the rest of mercusor, who have had to put up with your protectionist policies and now face losing a trade deal with the EU because of your stance on UK flagged vessels and UK products.

    Mar 12th, 2012 - 10:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GreekYoghurt

    Argentina: “We only want to trade if you talk about the LAS MALVINAS, I WANTS THEM, I WANTS THEM I WANTS THE PRECIOUSES, BUT MASTER SAYS I CAN'T HAVE THE PRECIOUSES CAN I MASTER? I WANTSSS THEM .... I WANNTSSS THEM..... GOLLUM.... GOLLUM”
    EU: “Goodbye” *leaves via stage left*
    Brazil: “Argentina, you're an idiot”
    Chile: “You speak the truth, Brazil”

    Mar 12th, 2012 - 10:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • McClick

    But are said that with comparing Fortaleza Protocol with European Legislation just to conclude that Mercosur Regulations are not complete and exhaustive and that they need some reformulation.

    Mar 12th, 2012 - 11:12 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GALlamosa

    Well that would be interesting to listen to. The Chair will have to open by explaining its proliferation of anti-trade policies against the Falkland Islands, the Uk and its Mercosur neighbours. That should set the scene nicely for a peroductive discussion !!!!

    Mar 12th, 2012 - 11:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GreekYoghurt

    @4 I think the proliferation of anti-trade policies are internal to Mercosur. Look at all the tariffs that the Argies put on imports.

    Mar 12th, 2012 - 11:28 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    Perhaps Argentina are hoping the EU will ask them to take over all trade negotiations for the EU as they are obviously so well qualified.

    Ha, Ha, etc. :o)

    Mar 12th, 2012 - 12:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GALlamosa

    Plus the anti trade policies against the Falkland Islands (tourism - banning charter flights and turning away cruise vessels, fishing - banning participation in both countries, shipping - banning FI flags and UK shipping in RG ports, hydrocarbons - banning companies in Argentina from providing support services). And measures announced against UK/EU. Happy negotiating.

    Mar 12th, 2012 - 12:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GreekYoghurt

    @6 Don't laugh. If it is Spain running the negotiations, then that's quite possible. It's well known that Spain couldn't manage a pyss-up in a brewery, especially when it comes to kowtowing to Argentina.

    Mar 12th, 2012 - 12:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Idlehands

    Surely Brazil are the only sensible choice for leading the negotiations?

    This is a bit like when Saddam Hussein allowed Uday to take leading roles in state affairs (against the advice of everyone else) leading to the entire house of cards to collapse.

    Mar 12th, 2012 - 12:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • toooldtodieyoung

    This is lining up to be another comedy classic, in the “Laurel and Hardy” vein.

    Mar 12th, 2012 - 12:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GreekYoghurt

    @10 I was thinking more the chuckle brothers.

    Mar 12th, 2012 - 01:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • toooldtodieyoung

    @11 Yeah and the chuckle brothers are screamingly not funny so I see where your coming from on that one.

    Mar 12th, 2012 - 07:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Pugol-H

    How long before it becomes:

    ”Mercosur(-Argentina)/EU meet for a new round of negotiations”

    Mar 13th, 2012 - 06:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • rebeldenacion

    Mad psychotic bitch is the best term for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner the current disaster president of Argentina!
    Others around Cristina Kirchner that are also crooks are her vice-president, Amado Boudou, he is actually an owner of the company that prints money for the government in Argentina, a major conflict of interest, but he denies it, he owns the company in the names of other friends and associates. He is being investigated and surely will end up in jail where he belongs. Cristinas 2 VERY UGLY children, Maximo and Florencia Kirchner, are also very corrupt. Maximo owns all kinds of hotels and properties adn Florencia is a film student in New York and lives in a luxury Park Avenue apartment and is known for major cocaine use. Some of us who know her in New York remember how she always used to tell us how her parents have a bank account drawn on the Nation of Argentina and for her family money is no object. These 2 corrupt children of Cristina Kirchner are self proclaimed “militants”, they belong to 2 internal terrorist groups which Cristina Kirchner finances, “La Cámpora” and “Quebracho”. “La Cámpora” goes around to the poor shantytowns around the cities in Argentina and gives the poor people a bag of groceries, a sausage sandwich called “choripan” and $20 pesos to buy their votes. These people have no choice but to accept this as they are extremely poor and have no other hope. “Quebracho” is a terrorist group which Cristina Kirchner pays to protect her, they disguise their faces and go around shaking down businesses to get money and give back to the president. They are also responsible for drug dealing, robberies and murders.
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTBAjfgHLyk&feature=relmfu
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=azwWSN2pukk
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSvQw00SV-c
    www.ripoffreport.com/government-worker/argentina-tourists-m/argentina-tourists-murdered-l-33f51.htm
    www.ripoffreport.com/federal-government/cristina-kirchner/cristina-kirchner-cristina-kir-dc9b0.htm

    Mar 15th, 2012 - 09:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Filippo

    There is no government in Malvinas, only colonial pirates who have great big hand of Britain in their backsides.

    They must be removed from these islands, which belong to Argentina even before Argentina exist, it was taken from them. This and also by grace of God and Papal Bull of 1496!

    In 1982 we have a much more macho government than today, we had a man in charge and no ordinary man, he was a General, from Italy, same country my grandparents came from, fleeing from British and American Imperialists after WW2 (it would take several generations and Berlusconi to put right what they did to Italy).

    General Galtieri did not take no for an answer, he sent a great military force with special forces under command of our counter terrorist officers like Captain Alfredo Astiz, who is now in prison and should be freed!

    These were the men who removed 50,000 left wing terrorists from our streets and delivered them into the Atlantic. We are proud that they had the guts to do what was necessary.

    But today I listen to the BBC and it seems there are more left wing in our nation. I am in The Bahamas at the moment working in hotel so out of touch with my country. It seems all the strong people leave and only weak left remain.

    But still there are veterans prepared to attack the police for medals for Malvinas War as they protected Patagonia from a British invasion, they deserve these medals, Police should not keep them from them.

    Pirates and Anglos i hate all of you. Even here in the Bahama, have to put up with your Royal family, Prince Harry and the descendants of your Caribbean pirates some of which now Mullatos but others prefer stay white. I myself do not like. Or the children of British colonial pirates!

    GO HOME BEFORE WE SEND YOU TO YOUR HOMES.

    Mar 17th, 2012 - 01:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0

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