International

• Saturday, January 27th 2018 - 08:25 UTC

  Macri and Macron agree in most issues, but not in the EU/Mercosur talks

  

  Argentine president Mauricio Macri ended on Friday his European tour in Paris, where he addressed the business community and potential investors, and later held a private meeting with president Emmanuel Macron. According to Argentine sources there is strong French investors' interest, but apparently Macron held his ground when regarding the EU/Mercosur overall trade agreement.

• Friday, January 26th 2018 - 14:53 UTC

  Royal Navy received the new Offshore Patrol Vessel HMS Forth

  

  British Defense Minister Guto Bebb formally announced on Thursday the acceptance of HMS Forth, the Royal Navy’s new Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), from manufacturer BAE Systems at the company’s Scotstoun shipyard.

• Friday, January 26th 2018 - 09:46 UTC

  Uruguay and China flirt with a trade agreement, but Mercosur is not convinced

  

  Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that Beijing is willing to negotiate step by step, a free trade agreements with Uruguay and other countries in South America, particularly members of Mercosur.

• Friday, January 26th 2018 - 09:37 UTC

  French fishermen protest against pulse fishing and block Calais and Boulogne

  

  French fishermen have blocked the ports of Calais and Boulogne in protest at so-called pulse fishing, which uses electrified nets to stun fish. Fishing boats stopped ferries entering or leaving Calais while a roadblock stopped traffic at Boulogne. Calais is a major link between the UK and France used by thousands of tourists and lorries every day.

• Friday, January 26th 2018 - 09:31 UTC

  Venezuela expels Spanish ambassador: Madrid expected to reciprocate

  

  Venezuela has expelled the Spanish ambassador to Caracas, Jesús Silva Fernández, accusing him of interfering in its internal affairs. Spain has rejected the allegations and said it would reciprocate.

• Friday, January 26th 2018 - 09:24 UTC

  “Argentina has left the populist experiment, and no other country has its potential”

  

  Argentina has left behind its populist experiment, and there is no other country with greater potential, Argentine president Mauricio Macri told the World Economic Forum in Davos during a speech to the forum of world political and business leaders.

• Friday, January 26th 2018 - 09:11 UTC

  Soros blasts tech monopolies such as Facebook and Google: 'a threat to democracy'

  

  Hungarian born billionaire investor George Soros has criticised tech “monopolies” such as Facebook and Google, calling them a threat to democracy. At his annual dinner at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Soros warned that social media platforms were “obstacles to innovation”.

• Friday, January 26th 2018 - 07:41 UTC

  Falklands' 26-competitor team to Commonwealth Games in Australia

  

  The Falkland Islands will be sending a team of 26 competitors and officials to the 21st Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast Australia in April. Two sports will be represented: badminton and various shooting disciplines and the whole event will run from April 4 -15.

• Thursday, January 25th 2018 - 10:06 UTC

  EU leaders warn on nationalism and call for global cooperation ahead of Trump's speech

  

  European leaders warned at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday against a return to nationalism, with France’s Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Angela Merkel calling for more global cooperation to harness the forces of globalization.

• Thursday, January 25th 2018 - 10:03 UTC

  Treasury Secretary tells Davos US welcomes a weakening dollar

  

  The U.S. dollar extended its recent rout to hit three-year lows on Wednesday after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he welcomed a weakening in the dollar. Fears of protectionist trade policies by the United States had already pushed the greenback to a three-year low, and Mnuchin’s remark at the annual Davos summit of business and political leaders pushed it down further.