Stories for 2014

Friday, May 2nd 2014 - 09:27 UTC
Uruguay's budget fiscal deficit climbs in March to its highest since October 2003

Uruguay's fiscal deficit climbed to 3.2% of GDP during March, the highest since October 2003, --equivalent to 1.69 billion dollars--, but Economy minister Mario Bergara said that there is no risk for “the sustainability of public accounts or sustainability of current macroeconomic policies”.
Friday, May 2nd 2014 - 09:11 UTC
Brazil denies financing Uruguay's project of a deep-sea port on the Atlantic

Brazil's economic and social bank, BNDES, denied it was intent in financing Uruguay's deep sea port on the Atlantic coast, as repeated sources in the Uruguayan government have indicated.
Friday, May 2nd 2014 - 09:03 UTC
Brazil confirms Mercosur/EU are ready to exchange proposals in a month's time

Brazil confirmed this week that for the end of May or early June, Mercosur will be presenting its joint tariff-reduction proposal to the European Union for the conclusion of an ambitious, but long delayed, cooperation and trade agreement.
Friday, May 2nd 2014 - 08:51 UTC
South Georgia re-adjusts license conditions to reduce sea birds by-catches

One of the most significant seabird by-catches in over a decade occurred in the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) Marine Zone last week, by the Chilean longliner Antarctic Bay.
Friday, May 2nd 2014 - 08:42 UTC
If EU dumps independent Scotland, 12 countries would be barred from its fishing waters

Scottish First Minister warned that 12 countries could be barred from his country’s waters and would not even be allowed to pass through to reach Norwegian waters if an independent Scotland was refused European Union (EU) membership.
Friday, May 2nd 2014 - 08:37 UTC
Labor Day with raft of increases in Argentina: train fares, gasoline, cigarettes and air tickets

Despite Labor Day to honor workers, May begins with bad news for Argentine consumers: fare increases for trains and domestic flights tickets and rises on cigarettes and gasoline prices ranging from 4% to 100% in the case of train tariffs.
Friday, May 2nd 2014 - 08:28 UTC
Majority of Uruguayans rate Argentina as 'the less friendly country', says poll

A clear majority of Uruguayans, 61% believe Argentina is the “less friendly” country, according to a March 13/23 public opinion poll, with 1.013 interviews in Montevideo and the main urban locations in the rest of the country.
Thursday, May 1st 2014 - 10:10 UTC
Amnesty International accuses Spain of repressive legislation and heavy hand with protestors

The Spanish government is using the full force of the law to suffocate legitimate peaceful protest, Amnesty International in Spain has said. Jezerca Tigani, Europe and Central Asia Deputy Program Director for Amnesty, published a brief report last week in which he said that the excessive use of force by Spanish police and plans to strengthen repressive legislation are a damning indictment of the Spanish government’s determination to crush peaceful protest.
Thursday, May 1st 2014 - 09:52 UTC
EU fishing fleet: balance between capacity and fishing opportunities still distant

The European Commission's annual report on the European fishing fleet shows some progress towards achieving a balance between capacity and available fishing opportunities. However more remains to be done to ensure that stocks are managed in accordance with the objective of Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) and the Commission considers that there is still a need for active fleet capacity adjustment measures by Member States in order to achieve this.
Thursday, May 1st 2014 - 07:43 UTC
OAS electoral observers arrive in Panama ahead of Sunday's ballot

The OAS Electoral Observation Mission has arrived in Panama, led by former Peruvian Congresswoman and presidential candidate Lourdes Flores Nano, for the final deployment of the 56 international experts and observers ahead of Sunday's general elections.