Stories for December 6th 2024

Friday, December 6th 2024 - 23:07 UTC
Mercosur-EU FTA signed at last

The South American Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union announced Friday in Montevideo the final signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between both blocs, thus creating the largest and most populated commerce zone worldwide. The understanding was reached after 25 years of negotiations and despite France's reluctance.
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Friday, December 6th 2024 - 19:35 UTC
Milei takes over Mercosur's rotating presidency

In one of the last significant moments of his five-year term ending Feb. 28, Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou handed over the rotating chair of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) to his Argentine colleague Javier Milei as the bloc's 65th Leader's Summit concluded in Montevideo.
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Friday, December 6th 2024 - 11:11 UTC
Mercosur Summit: Lula decorates Mujica too

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Thursday decorated former Uruguayan President José Pepe Mujica (2010-2015) with the National Order of the Southern Cross on the sidelines of the two-day Mercosur Summit in Montevideo, Agencia Brasil reported. Mujica, 89, had been granted a similar accolade earlier Thursday by Colombian President Gustavo Petro.
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Friday, December 6th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
Mercosur-EU FTA ratification imminent

Momentum is building up in Montevideo as the presence of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen seems to herald the imminent signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) as Brussels needs to halt China's commercial expansion in the region while Donald Trump's return to the White House looms over.
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Friday, December 6th 2024 - 10:23 UTC
Argentina's BCRA lowers basic interest rate again

Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) announced Thursday a reduction in the basic interest rate (Nominal Annual Rate - TNA), from 35% to 32% while one for swaps will go down from 40% to 36%. The measure is effective as of Friday and impacts all fixed-term deposits.
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Friday, December 6th 2024 - 10:15 UTC
Falklands, Ramboll’s professional services framework contractor renewed for five years

Following a competitive international tender process, the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has announced that the contract for its professional services framework has been awarded to Ramboll, (*).
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Friday, December 6th 2024 - 10:00 UTC
Argentine Supreme Court says CFK must stand trial for AMIA bombing cover-up

Argentina's Supreme Court (CSJN) ruled Thursday that former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) and others should stand trial for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Iran, thus upholding a previous decision by a Federal Court of Appeals.
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Friday, December 6th 2024 - 10:00 UTC
Relief in Brazil, EU negotiators agree to delay anti-deforestation bill until end of 2025

The implementation of the European Union Deforestation Regulation bill has been postponed until the end of 2025, following a provisional political agreement this week, between the European Parliament and the European Council.
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Friday, December 6th 2024 - 09:25 UTC
Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust appoints first chief operating officer

The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust (FMHT) has announced the appointment of Elena Lewendon as its first Chief Operating Officer, marking a pivotal moment in the charity’s history. Lewendon, currently CEO of The Apsley Paper Trail, will assume her new role on January 1, 2025.
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