Mercosur

• Monday, October 12th 2015 - 06:11 UTC

  Guyana now faced with refloated territorial claims from Suriname

  

  Less than a week after returning from the United Nations, where he raised concerns about Guyana’s border dispute with Venezuela, President David Granger was confronted with a similar issue involving Suriname.

• Friday, October 2nd 2015 - 05:58 UTC

  Mercosur and EU analyze 'level of ambition' of their trade proposals

  

  Technical delegates from Mercosur and the European Union are holding a round of talks in Asunción to consider 'levels of ambition' for the coming exchange of tariff proposals with the purpose of reaching a much delayed free trade agreement, said Paraguayan Deputy Economic Relations minister, Rigoberto Gauto.

• Friday, September 25th 2015 - 07:26 UTC

  Argentina remains 'reluctant' and has 'reserves' about a trade accord Mercosur/ Europe

  

  Mercosur foreign ministers meeting held this week in Paraguay to decide on the proposal to present the European Union for a trade agreement, apparently was not as “satisfactory” as announced because of Argentina's reluctance and 'reserves' about opening its market to the EU.

• Friday, August 28th 2015 - 07:22 UTC

  Brazil/EU summit next year following exchange of proposals with Mercosur

  

  Brazil and the European Union agreed to hold their annual summit during the first half of 2016, following the exchange of proposals for a wide ranging and cooperation trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur.

• Friday, August 21st 2015 - 07:49 UTC

  Merkel calls for a free trade accord between the Europe Union and Mercosur

  

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Brazil's government on Thursday to further open its markets to foreign companies, and said she saw an opportunity to reach a free-trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur trade bloc. Merkel is on a two-day visit to Brazil with a large delegation of government officials and representatives from German companies.

• Saturday, August 15th 2015 - 08:50 UTC

  Uruguay says Brazil rejects idea of leaving Mercosur, but agrees that deep changes are urgent

  

  Uruguay's foreign minister said on Friday that “nobody” supports the proposal from the Brazilian Senate president Renan Calheiros to put an end to the Mercosur customs union. However he did point out that he proposal exposed that the block effectively is 'not working' and needs to have its foundations reviewed.

• Friday, August 14th 2015 - 09:23 UTC

  Political ally who can save Rousseff from impeachment wants Brazil out of Mercosur

  

  Renan Calheiros, president of the Brazilian Senate, and the man who could help President Dilma Rousseff avoid impeachment in Congress, has proposed a package of measures to rescue Brazil from its current stagflation, but among his demands is “an end to the customs union of Mercosur”.

• Thursday, August 13th 2015 - 03:37 UTC

  Mercosur's Paraguay meeting to iron out proposal to present to Europe

  

  Technical teams from Mercosur country members are scheduled to meet next Tuesday in Paraguay to iron out the final proposal to be presented by the group to the European Union for the long delayed trade and cooperation agreement. The meeting in Asunción will be headed by Rigoberto Gauto, who is currently the Mercosur coordinator since Paraguay holds this half year the rotating chair.

• Wednesday, August 12th 2015 - 07:21 UTC

  Parlasur bench: after seven attempts first election win for Malvinas affairs desk head Filmus

  

  Daniel Filmus, head of the Malvinas Affairs Desk in the Argentine ministry of foreign affairs can expect to become a member of Mercosur Parliament, or Parlasur, in the coming October general election, following on a repeat of the Argentine primaries' results of last Sunday.

• Thursday, July 30th 2015 - 22:31 UTC

  UK Overseas Territories agree on a 'unified front' for December's JMC in London

  

  Leaders of several British Overseas Territories meeting in Bermuda released a joint statement following a Pre-Joint Ministerial Council two-day meeting held last week in Hamilton. The goal of the international gathering was to discuss matters of common interest in order to present a unified front next December at the JMC in London.