Argentina

• Friday, June 21st 2013 - 06:03 UTC

  Main Mercosur obstacle is Argentina, say Brazilian farmers promoting an EU/Brazil trade accord

  

  One of Mercosur ‘main obstacles’ is political and has its origin in Argentina, a country that is ‘extremely protectionist’, said the president of Brazil’s National Agriculture Confederation, CAN, Senator Katia Abreu currently in Brussels promoting the idea of a bilateral Brazil/EU free trade agreement.

• Thursday, June 20th 2013 - 16:40 UTC

  C24 ‘no longer relevant’ and is ‘insulting’ to describe BOT/London relations as colonial

  

  The Decolonization Committee is no longer relevant and to describe the relation of British Overseas Territories with the UK as colonial is insulting both for the BOT and London, said a Foreign Office spokeswoman following Thursday session when the Falklands/Malvinas case was debated at the UN C24.

• Thursday, June 20th 2013 - 16:19 UTC

  Falklands’ people happy exercising self-determination and with ‘current relationship with UK’

  

  Falkland Islands representatives told the Special Decolonization Committee that under UN resolutions non self governing territories are entitled to exercise self determination and self government and C24 does not have the responsibility to judge on that right. Likewise the Falklands’ representatives again invited C24 to visit the Islands (seventh time) but with no reply.

• Thursday, June 20th 2013 - 05:56 UTC

  Falklands’ fresh with referendum results will challenge the C24 and Argentina

  

  Argentina and the Falkland Islands meet on Thursday at the UN Decolonization Committee, C24 to discuss the South Atlantic Islands sovereignty dispute, and contrary to last year when the big show was the attendance of President Cristina Fernandez, this time it will be the Falklands’ turn with the indisputable fresh results of the March referendum and their right to self-determination.

• Thursday, June 20th 2013 - 05:48 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez admits defeat to the Supreme Court but promises to fight on

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández targeted the Supreme Court on Thursday after its recent ruling against the Council of Magistrates reform and warned that “Argentines will be able to democratically vote for all political branches sooner rather than later.”

• Thursday, June 20th 2013 - 05:42 UTC

  Argentina’s economy recovering in May and trade surplus above estimate

  

  Argentina's economic growth sped up slightly in the first quarter and May's trade surplus was above expectations according to the latest release on economic data. GDP was up 3% from a year earlier and 1.5% from the fourth quarter of 2012.

• Wednesday, June 19th 2013 - 06:12 UTC

  Blow for CFK: Supreme Court rules unconstitutional Counsel of Magistrates reform

  

  Argentina’s Supreme Court has ruled that the controversial Counsel of Magistrates reform, drafted by the Cristina Fernández (CFK) administration, is unconstitutional and suspended the election of the twelve members up for the popular vote in the next election. The result was six votes in favour and one against.

• Wednesday, June 19th 2013 - 05:48 UTC

  Argentina bans British made ejection seats from local jet trainer IA-63 Pampa III

  

  Argentine jet trainer manufacturer FAdeA has been banned from installing a British made ejection seat in a new version of the Pampa by the government of President Cristina Fernandez, according to company boss Raul Arganaraz.

• Wednesday, June 19th 2013 - 02:56 UTC

  Malvinas C24 Argentina petitioners: Maria Angelia Vernet and Alejandro Betts

  

  Maria Angelica Vernet and Falklands’ born Alejandro Betts will be Argentina’s petitioners at Thursday’s June 20 United Nations Decolonization Committee session in New York when the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty dispute will be addressed.

• Wednesday, June 19th 2013 - 00:30 UTC

  Argentine Coast Guard catches Chinese jigger with 180 tons of fresh squid

  

  An Argentine Coast Guard vessel during a routine patrol caught a Chinese flagged jigger with 180 tons of fresh squid in its hold, and is now being escorted to the Patagonian port of Puerto Madryn where she is expected to arrive Wednesday midday.