Uruguay calls for an end to Mercosur 'hollow rhetoric' which undermines jobs

Wednesday, May 6th 2015 - 07:04 UTC

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Uruguay's foreign minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa called on Mercosur to overcome “hollow rhetoric” and advance towards the elimination of barriers which restrict access to other markets and intra-region trade. Read full article

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ChrisR
Looks like good sense to me, pity 'Breakdowns R Us' “brotherhood of Latin America” is full of crooks, just like The Broad Fraud.

Vasquez has made a good start by rowing back on some of 'No Money Pepe's' more foolish actions: putting the grass legislation out to grass (pardon the pun) for one.

Now all he has to do it get rid of the thieving commies and all the other itsy-bitsy 'parties' and operate like a grown up party should. Oh! If he did that NOBODY in The Broad Fraud would get elected!

Uruguay: crazy for all these years after the Tupa sedition.
May 06th, 2015 - 11:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
What a dick.
“We want to overcome the hollow rhetoric, that which underlines the values of unity and development of our peoples, and at the same time puts at risk our jobs and development capabilities”, said Nin Novoa adding the need to establish a 'rigorous chronogram of progressive reduction and elimination of tariffs, in such a way to dispel restrictions on market access and the existence of non tariff barriers to trade“. What's a chronogram? Any other words that the 'man in the street' wouldn't understand? Not surprising. A teensy bit of research suggests he'll 'swing with the wind' for power.
May 06th, 2015 - 12:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Jack Bauer
Regardless of whatever he meant by 'hollow rhetoric', he's right , in the sense that the Mercosur Trade Agreement has no more substance. It has become a forum for expressing political grievances, and and what it is least concerned about, is promoting free trade amongst its members....As it stands, it is next to useless, and should be replaced by an agreement that works and fulfils its intended purpose.
May 06th, 2015 - 02:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Demantoid Garnet
The bottom line is that the Mercosur Trade Agreement hasn't worked. How many years have passed without any workable, economically viable set of progressive trade rules? If Mercosur went away today, what would suffer?

As Jack mentions in #3 above, it's mainly used as a platform for politically-based speeches... to get more news coverage.

“Hollow rhetoric” is right on target. I'm pleased someone is stepping up to say, “Hey, the Emperor has no clothes!” (as in the children's story.)

Best wishes to all.
May 06th, 2015 - 06:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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