Mercosur

• Monday, October 26th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Drought and wildfires devastating South America's wetlands and forests

  

  Experts say the wildfires in a region that spans Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay – especially the region between the Paraguay, Parana, and Uruguay rivers – have become critical in 2020.

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• Monday, October 26th 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  Uruguay will not host tourists this summer season; borders will remain “technically closed”

  

  “Dear brothers from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, the rest of the region and the world, this summer we will not be able to host you as we do every summer. I want you to know that it is a very painful decision, because as Uruguayans and hosts we love to receive you and there is nothing we would love most than to share the summer season with you”, is the video message from Uruguay's Tourist minister German Cardoso to the potential visitors.

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• Wednesday, October 14th 2020 - 09:27 UTC

  Argentine economy to fall 11.8% in 2020 and rebound 4.9% in 2021, according to IMF

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts that the Argentine economy will fall by 11.8% this year, and rebound by 4.9% in 2021, the credit agency announced. This was stated in the Economic Outlook Report (WEO) called “A long and difficult road uphill”, where as a result of the pandemic it estimated a fall in world GDP of 4.4% and a recovery of 5.2% by 2021.

• Monday, October 12th 2020 - 09:15 UTC

  Argentina approves growing GM drought resistant wheat; needs OK from its principal market, Brazil

  

  Argentina has become the first country to approve the growth and consumption of genetically modified wheat, the country's agriculture ministry announced. The ministry's scientific commission said in a statement released in Buenos Aires that it had approved a drought-resistant variety of wheat in the world's fourth-largest exporter of the crop.

• Friday, October 9th 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  After rejecting Mercosur trade deal on climate demands, EU parliament votes to drastically cut greenhouse gases by 2030

  

  European Union lawmakers have backed a plan to cut greenhouse gases by 60% from 1990 levels by 2030, hoping member states will not try to water the target down during upcoming negotiations.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  Brazilian farmers' lobbies divided over EU complaints of Amazon deforestation

  

  Brazil's biggest lobby group for soy farmers Aprosoja has broken ties with the Brazil Agribusiness Association (Abag) over its support for an initiative calling on the Brazilian government to rein in soaring deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.

• Monday, September 28th 2020 - 09:15 UTC

  Mercosur hosts World Tourism Day 2020 official celebrations

  

  For the first time in the history of World Tourism Day, the 2020 official celebration will be hosted by a group of countries and not a single UNWTO Member State. The cross-border cooperation of Mercosur Member States (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay plus Chile, Member Associate) reflects the current need for international solidarity and cooperation. This is especially true for tourism, working together towards a common goal.

• Friday, September 25th 2020 - 09:35 UTC

  Mercosur deal is “parked indefinitely”, agree German and Irish ministers

  

  Ireland dairy industry has praised the German Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner who has said she is not going to push forward efforts to seal the Mercosur Trade agreement and underlined she had serious concerns over the deal.

• Wednesday, September 23rd 2020 - 08:54 UTC

  EU/Mercosur trade deal ratification delay: Brazil accuses France of “protectionist interests”

  

  Brazil hit back Tuesday at European reluctance to finalize a trade deal between the EU and Mercosur blocs over concerns about Amazon deforestation, saying a French report on the issue was motivated by “protectionist interests.”

• Tuesday, September 22nd 2020 - 08:57 UTC

  EU conditions ratification of trade deal with Mercosur: France and Germany lead objections

  

  The European Union expects a clear commitment from Mercosur countries, particularly Brazil, that it will respect the sustainability issues included in the EU/Mercosur trade agreement, before any deal is ratified.