MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 4th 2018
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Monday, June 4th 2018 - 07:45 UTC
Mercosur/EU begin new fresh round of trade talks: Geographical Indications high in the list
Mercosur and the European Union begin a fresh round of trade talks this week with renewed optimism that negotiators may be nearing an accord after almost 20 years of talks. Since trade negotiations with the United States were frozen after Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election victory, the European Union has turned its focus to other large economies and has already struck agreements with Japan and Mexico.
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Monday, June 4th 2018 - 07:24 UTC
UK Armed Forces minister visits Chile and Uruguay
The United Kingdom Minister for the Armed Forces was in Chile and Uruguay as part of a visit to South America in the framework of increasing closer bilateral relations. The Rt Hon Mark Lancaster TD MP, made an official visit to Chile in order to further strengthen the strong defense relation between the two countries.
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Monday, June 4th 2018 - 07:06 UTC
Truckers strike is estimated to have cost Brazilian agriculture some US$ 1.77 billion
The 10-day-long Brazilian striking truckers protests are winding down and companies from meatpackers to soy crushers are resuming operations. Some problems persist in some sectors and will need time to recover. Primary estimates of losses for farmers' sector could reach US$ 1.77bn
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Monday, June 4th 2018 - 06:47 UTC
Over half of Mexican voters express support for Lopez Obrador
With less than a month before Mexico’s presidential election, more than half of voters support leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a survey showed, while they pulled support from the poll leader’s main rival following attacks on his honesty.
