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Montevideo, March 5th 2026 - 11:24 UTC

Argentina

  • Friday, May 13th 2016 - 07:39 UTC

    Argentina and UK agree on the need to identify areas of cooperation in the South Atlantic

    Ministers expressed their positions on the Malvinas question and coincided that disagreement should not be an obstacle for developing a more ample agenda.

    Argentina and UK agreed to disagree on the Falklands/Malvinas question, but coincided that the issue should not be an obstacle for the development of a wider positive agenda. Furthermore the two countries agreed on the need to identify possible areas of cooperation in the South Atlantic, such as exploitation of natural resources, and connectivity between the continent and the Islands.

  • Friday, May 13th 2016 - 05:42 UTC

    Falklands' government prepared to explore potential cooperation with Argentina

    Argentine minister of foreign affairs Susana Malcorra met in London with Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and Minister of State Hugo Swire

    Britain reiterated interest in strengthening relations with Argentina in areas of mutual interest, but also underlined London's position regarding the Falkland Islands remains unchanged, while from Stanley, the Falklands' elected government expressed its willingness to explore a potential cooperation with the Argentine government.

  • Thursday, May 12th 2016 - 04:42 UTC

    EU and Mercosur exchanged market access offers; beef and ethanol excluded as 'sensitive' products

    Negotiators, for EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and for Mercosur, Uruguay's foreign minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa, made the exchange in Brussels

    Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and the Foreign Affairs Minister of Uruguay Rodolfo Nin Novoa, on Wednesday exchanged EU and Mercosur offers on access to their respective markets of goods, services and establishment and government procurement. However this first exchange excluded 'sensitive' items such as beef and ethanol, according to EU sources. The details of the documents exchanged were not made public.

  • Thursday, May 12th 2016 - 04:06 UTC

    Malcorra/Hammond meet in London: Falklands and confidence building mechanisms in a long agenda

    Malcorra is accompanied by Fulvio Pompeo, Secretary for Strategic Affairs from Argentina's presidency, and a very close advisor to president Mauricio Macri.

    Argentina's foreign minister Susana Malcorra will be in London this Thursday to attend a global summit on combating corruption, and is expected to meet with her peer Philip Hammond, and probably address the Falklands issue, according to Argentine official sources. Malcorra is accompanied by Fulvio Pompeo, Secretary for Strategic Affairs from Argentina's presidency, and a very close advisor to president Mauricio Macri.

  • Wednesday, May 11th 2016 - 14:03 UTC

    Panama Papers are becoming an additional challenge for President Macri

    Judge Casanello suspects a case of “malicious omission” and broadened the Macri accounts request to Uruguay, Brazil, UK and Ireland

    Argentine Federal Judge Sebastian Casanello has sent legal requests to Uruguay, United Kingdom, Ireland, Panama and Brazil, and likewise ordered local financial institutions in the country to provide data on the Macri family accounts as part of an ongoing investigation of the Argentine president overseas assets in so called tax havens, which emerged from the latest release of Panama Papers by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.

  • Wednesday, May 11th 2016 - 09:48 UTC

    Argentina prepared to support Malcorra's nomination to UN Secretary General post

    On her return Ms Malcorra is scheduled to hold a meeting with president Macri to address the UN candidacy issue which is supported by the Argentine government.

    Argentina's foreign minister Susana Malcorra most probably will be sponsored by president Mauricio Macri as a candidate to replace the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon who is stepping down next November, according to government sources quoted by La Nacion.

  • Tuesday, May 10th 2016 - 08:55 UTC

    Macri strikes deal with business leaders to suspend layoffs but Congress criticizes

    Macri has said measures are needed to jump start Argentina's stagnant economy and end economic distortions that have led to years of high inflation.

    Argentine President Mauricio Macri has struck a temporary deal with local businessmen and some unions to suspend layoffs for 90 days. Macri's announcement of the deal on Monday comes as job cuts and high inflation rate are worrying many Argentines and Congress is in the process of approving an anti-layoffs bill that doubles severance pay and bans layoffs without cause for 180 days.

  • Monday, May 9th 2016 - 07:33 UTC

    Massive protest in Comodoro Rivadavia against the oil industry weak activity

    The city of 200,000 people in the Patagonia region lies in a major oil and gas producing area and is also home to fishing and livestock industries.

    More than 50,000 workers blocked the centre of Comodoro Rivadavia, in Argentina's Patagonia main oil-producing region in a protest against layoffs. Striking oil workers were joined by teachers, truck drivers, builders and other sectors in the demonstration.

  • Monday, May 9th 2016 - 07:14 UTC

    Jobs, layoffs and severance payment at the heart of Argentina's public debate

    Argentine congress is in the middle of a high pitched debate over a bill which would freeze layoffs for the next 180 days

    Unemployment and jobs are in the heart of public debate in Argentina. A public opinion poll released last week revealed that 48.3% of Argentines fear he/she or a relative might lose their jobs in the next six months.

  • Saturday, May 7th 2016 - 06:20 UTC

    Lord Price said UK and Argentina at the start of a new era of bilateral relations

    Lord Price had a full two-day agenda in Buenos Aires including government and private contacts. The UK delegation also visited the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange

    British Trade and Investment Minister, Lord Price said that Argentina and the UK are at the beginning of a new era in bilateral relations and in an excellent position to turn common interests into concrete business interests. Lord Price together with a mission of UK top business leaders ended on Friday a two-day visit to Argentina, the first in ten years.