Latin America

Friday, June 12th 2015 - 05:05 UTC
Rousseff denies being upset with Argentina over Mercosur and trade policies

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff stated on Thursday in Brussels she was not upset by differences with Argentina over the trade agreement Mercosur is to sign with the European Union, despite president Cristina Fernandez administration's cold feet on the issue.
Thursday, June 11th 2015 - 08:37 UTC
Cuban novelist receives highest award of the Spanish language

The Princess of Asturias Award for Literature has gone to the Cuban novelist and journalist Leonardo Padura. There were 27 nominations from around the world for the prestigious award which has been won in the past by people of the stature of writer John Banville, Leonard Cohen and dramatist Arthur Miller.
Thursday, June 11th 2015 - 00:41 UTC
Mercosur ready to deliver its proposal for the trade agreement with EU

Mercosur is ready to deliver its proposal on goods, services and tariff reductions as part of the negotiations with the European Union for a trade and cooperation agreement, said Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday, following a meeting in Brussels with Charles Michel, Belgium's Prime minister.
Thursday, June 11th 2015 - 00:29 UTC
Bolivia's Morales does not support Mercosur/EU deal based on 'competitive' trade

Bolivian president Evo Morales said that if Mercosur insists in forging a trade agreement with the European Union, Bolivia will have to 'withdraw“, because ”we support solidarity and not competitive trade”. Morales is in Brussels attending the EU/Celac heads of government and state summit which takes off on Thursday.
Wednesday, June 10th 2015 - 21:16 UTC
Mercosur and Unasur member Venezuela bullying neighboring Guyana

Mercosur and Unasur member Venezuela is again bullying neighboring Guyana by issuing a presidential decree claiming more than two-thirds of the former British colony territory including the maritime area where ExxonMobil recently found a significant oil deposit.
Wednesday, June 10th 2015 - 06:53 UTC
Uruguay says Brazil and Paraguay are ready to sign trade accord with Europe

Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez said that Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay are ready to sign the long delayed trade and cooperation agreement between Mercosur and the European Union. Such an agreement has become one of the cornerstones of Vazquez presidency faced with falling exports and limited markets.
Tuesday, June 9th 2015 - 08:06 UTC
Paraguay believes in a 'single speed' approach to Mercosur/EU trade talks

Paraguay believes in a 'single speed' approach to negotiations for a trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, but discussions must be more dynamic and wide ranging, said the country's president Horacio Cartes, currently visiting Spain.
Tuesday, June 9th 2015 - 07:12 UTC
IOM: more Europeans migrate to Latin America than the other way around

The International Organization for Migration, IOM released a study on Monday revealing a trend of increased migration flows from the European Union (EU) to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, and a marked decrease in the movement of people in the other direction.
Tuesday, June 9th 2015 - 06:51 UTC
FARC accused of deliberately spilling 200.000 gallons of oil risking water supplies

Colombian authorities accused the FARC guerrillas Monday of forcing 19 oil tanker drivers to dump their cargo of crude on the ground, raising fears it could contaminate water supplies.Officials said FARC fighters stopped the tankers in a dawn raid as they transported their cargo across a remote area of the oil-producing region of Puerto Asis in the southwestern department of Putumayo.
Monday, June 8th 2015 - 08:13 UTC
Mexico' industrial hub of Monterrey en route to give the political system a big shock

Mexico's ruling party has lost seats in congress but may still gain a majority from its coalition with the small but growing Green Party that was everywhere during the campaign, according to official voting trends released late Sunday by the electoral institute.