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Montevideo, December 10th 2025 - 15:37 UTC

Mercosur

  • Tuesday, October 28th 2025 - 09:16 UTC

    Uruguay welcomes outcome of Argentina's midterms

    “Argentina will not become dramatically cheaper, as we observed in 2022-2023,” Oddone celebrated

    Uruguay's Economy Minister Gabriel Oddone said on Monday that the landslide victory by Argentine President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) in Sunday's midterm elections would benefit his country with a more stable neighbor, resulting in a favorable environment for the economy.

  • Saturday, October 11th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Mercosur, Canada resume FTA talks

    Negotiators and technicians met on Friday in Brasilia

    Canada and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) further explored on Friday a possible free trade agreement (FTA) during a meeting in Brasilia between chief negotiators and technical teams.

  • Thursday, October 2nd 2025 - 09:18 UTC

    La Niña forecast to hit Uruguay's agriculture

    A wildfire during 2023's drought is fought by a crop duster plane in Rocha eastern Uruguay. Photo: Sebastian Astorga Rostani

    Weather forecasters announced a high probability that the La Niña climate phenomenon will affect Uruguay during the 2025-2026 season, bringing significant challenges to the agricultural sector.

  • Wednesday, September 17th 2025 - 10:10 UTC

    Milei and Peña stand for “Western values” at conservative event in Asunción

    Also on Tuesday, the like-minded Peña and Milei had a one-on-one meeting at the presidential López Palace

    Argentine President Javier Milei defended his fiscal adjustment policies and “Western culture” in meetings with Paraguayan President Santiago Peña and at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Tuesday.

  • Tuesday, September 16th 2025 - 21:06 UTC

    Mercosur, EFTA sign FTA in Rio de Janeiro

    Negotiations began in 2017 in Buenos Aires

    The Southern Common Market (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay) and the EFTA states (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland) signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, creating a zone of nearly 300 million people with a combined GDP of over US$4.3 trillion.

  • Tuesday, September 16th 2025 - 09:23 UTC

    Milei's presence in Paraguay triggers mixed reactions

    The Argentine president was dubbed ”a puppet of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)” by protesters objecting to his presence

    Argentine President Javier Milei landed in Asunción early Tuesday to participate in the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and to hold a bilateral meeting with Paraguayan colleague Santiago Peña.

  • Saturday, September 13th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Mercosur-EFTA deal ready to be signed next week

    The ceremony will take place in Rio de Janeiro, chaired by Brazil's FM Mauro Vieira

    The Southern Common Market (Mercosur) is to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) next Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro, it was announced on Friday. EFTA groups Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, and Liechtenstein, which will now partner with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia.

  • Friday, September 12th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

    Mercosur-UAE FTA 80% through

    Trade links between Mercosur and the United Arab Emirates have gained relevance in the last decade

    The Paraguayan Government of President Santiago Peña announced on Thursday that the ongoing negotiations with the United Arab Emirates to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) were full steam ahead.

  • Saturday, September 6th 2025 - 10:10 UTC

    Lula discusses EU-Mercosur FTA with von der Leyen

    Lula and von der Leyen spoke for about 20 minutes

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva rang European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday to congratulate her on sending the Free Trade Agreement between the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union (EU) to the European Parliament for a vote.

  • Wednesday, September 3rd 2025 - 21:03 UTC

    European Commission gives nod to Mercosur FTA

    “European Union companies and the agri-food sector will benefit from lower tariffs and reduced costs,” Von der Leyen wrote

    The European Commission has validated the free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), Uruguayan Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin confirmed on Wednesday, calling it “excellent news” for his country.